Both Submarines Through 1945 and The Fleet Submarine in the US Navy are very technical in nature.
Though I'd honestly recommend the later if you where to read one of the two mainly because it just seems to be better organized and covers all fleet boats all the way to the Fleet Snorkel and Guppy programs which is beyond the cut off point of Submarines through 1945 also the author of Fleet served on subs during the war and that seems to help his prospective.
But for true detail the books authored by skippers other officers and some enlisted men are the best source for over all knowledge and they make great reads as well. You can take their tactics and use them in SH4."Thunder Below" by Adm. Gene Fluckey is really good you can hardly put it down I have read that book through at least 4 times over the years.You can tell that not only was Fluckey an effective, sound thinking and aggressive fighter he was also concerned about his sailors well being and his crew showed their appreciation once by making a flag which they tied to the periscope sheer while they where leaving port(without Fluckey knowing about it) it said,"Fluckey's 8th Fleet" obviously they felt that the Barb alone was worthy of being her own fleet.
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