I just finished reading Iron Coffins.
A few alarm bells did go off before I read this post (mostly the reported depths they seemed to routinely dive to - 280+ metres, the 'hiding' from destroyers behind merchant ships and the almost faultless accuracy of most of their torpedo attacks) but at the same time it was still a good read just for the immersion factor.
It's pity that some wouldn't be able to pick out some of the more blatant inaccuracies but I still think it conveys a sense of the sudden change in fortunes of the u-boat war and the hopelessness that begins to set in.
Read it with a pinch of salt.
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