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Originally Posted by Piggy
Im curious if anyone here has this book and if anyone could suggest some other books, either personal storys or general information etc.. all are welcome.
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There have been many books published on U-boats, the Kriegsmarine, Battle of the Atlantic, etc. over the last 50 years. It's hard to recommend a book not knowing your taste in reading. Some books are very detail oriented or in fact, reference material. Others are written by the participants in the U-boat arm, thus deal with a lot of personal history and are quite interesting. And others, are more photographic in nature with captions.
If you plan to collect as I do, always buy hardcover books, 1st editions if possible. I made the mistake of buying soft cover books when I first began reading U-boat books. I have now replaced all but a few with the original hardback edition. If you're careful and selective, you can buy the original hardcover books cheaper than new soft cover editions.
A few recommendations:
Hitler's U-boat War: the Hunters, 1939 - 1942 by Clay Blair
Hitler's U-boat War: the Hunted, 1942 - 1945 by Clay Blair
The Hunters and the Hunted by Jochen Brennecke
Iron Coffins by Herbert Werner
Night Raider of the Atlantic by Terence Robertson
The Boat or
Das Boote a novel by Lothar-Gunther Buchheim
Operation Drumbeat by Michael Gannon
Teddy Suhren Ace of Aces by Teddy Suhren
Twenty Million Tons Under the Sea (or
U-505) by Daniel V. Gallery
U-boat: Combat Missions by Lawrence Paterson
Memoirs: 10 years and 20 days by Karl Donitz
U-boat Commander by Peter Cremer
U-boat Commander by Gunter Prien