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Originally Posted by mookiemookie
Vause's books are great, especially the one on Lueth.
I found Steel Boats Iron Hearts by Goebeler to be a great book, written from the point of view of an enlisted man. That goes on my shelf as a "Top 5" book on the U-boat war.
U-boat War Patrol, also by Paterson is stuffed full of awesome pictures and tells the story of one of U-564's patrols. That too is an exemplary book that I'd recommend to anyone with an interest in the subject. |
I wish Vause would write some more books on the same or related subjects.
I concur with you on the other two mentioned above as well. I just finished
Steel Boats, Iron Hearts about a month ago and loved it. For those not already familiar with it, the author served on the U-505 (for all of her patrols, IIRC) and was one of the men who survived as a POW when she was captured by the USN. U-505 is the Type IX that currently resides at the Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago and Goebeler's book provides a great insider's perspective on her combat history.
Can't say enough about the pics in Paterson's book, they really make a good narrative come alive.