good books on WWII subs

StarTrekMike · 01-27-06, 11:42 PM

I am looking for a good book that covers some of the more technical aspects of WWII submarine warfare...more about the boats and innovations.

I plan on going to barnes and noble tomarrow to pick up 'steel boats and iron hearts' and I need to suplement the personal accounts with tech details.

Mike

lafeeverted · 01-28-06, 02:44 AM

U-Boats Illustrated History of the Raiders of the Deep David miller
ISBN 1-57488-463-8

Easy read nice photos

The U-Boat The Evolution and technical history of German Submarines
Eberhard Roessler
ISBN 0-304-36120-8

much more technical, not an easy read but very good

most Band N's that i have been to have a good selection of U-boat books

StarTrekMike · 01-28-06, 10:14 AM

The U-Boat The Evolution and technical history of German Submarines...sounds like a winner in my book

I am about to head out of the door now and this is the one I will be looking for,

Thanks very much

Mike

01-28-06, 04:39 PM

Thanks, it's a Question i have been thinking to ask for a long time.

StarTrekMike · 01-28-06, 05:13 PM

Well other than placing a order for Steel boats iron hearts I was able to buy a copy of Wolf Pack- the story of the U-boat in WWII.

it is more about the technical aspects...history of design and usage...not exactly as comprehensive as I would like but it has some great photos and some interesting diagrams.

it is good for a start I suppose

I still have the title of the book said above in my wallet to remind me next time I hit amazon.com

Thanks guys...true gentlemen

Mike

02-25-06, 10:50 PM

I'm not much of a book guy but I sure read a lot of them.

Esp. WW2 subs.

On the US side, I'd say the most important tech was the radar, and then the electric (wakeless) torpedo. Together they gave the captain much more flexibility in his attack methods. The radar made night surface attack much safer and easier to handle. Electric torpedo, with lower speed, is a great ambush weapon when the enemy cannot detect the wake and counter-attack (but you still have to contend with sonar) The sound-homing torp arrived too late in 1945 to be of much effect at all.

For the German side, it's the Wolfpack tactic, then snorkel, IMHO. However I must profess I didn't study the German side much.

kschang · 02-26-06, 09:19 PM

What the ****? I was typing and the forum logged me out?!

STEED · 02-27-06, 06:14 AM

The U-boat: The Evolution and Technical History of German Submarines
Author: Eberhard Rossler
Hardcover - 384 Pages - 24.07.1981 - Weidenfeld & Nicholson military - 0853681155

Not cheap

01-27-06, 11:42 PM	#1
StarTrekMike Navy Dude Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Made in Vermont Posts: 178 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	good books on WWII subs I am looking for a good book that covers some of the more technical aspects of WWII submarine warfare...more about the boats and innovations. I plan on going to barnes and noble tomarrow to pick up 'steel boats and iron hearts' and I need to suplement the personal accounts with tech details. Mike __________________ I think we lost em...hey whats that pinging sound?

01-28-06, 10:14 AM	#3
StarTrekMike Navy Dude Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Made in Vermont Posts: 178 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	hmmm The U-Boat The Evolution and technical history of German Submarines...sounds like a winner in my book I am about to head out of the door now and this is the one I will be looking for, Thanks very much Mike __________________ I think we lost em...hey whats that pinging sound?

01-28-06, 05:13 PM	#5
StarTrekMike Navy Dude Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Made in Vermont Posts: 178 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	found one Well other than placing a order for Steel boats iron hearts I was able to buy a copy of Wolf Pack- the story of the U-boat in WWII. it is more about the technical aspects...history of design and usage...not exactly as comprehensive as I would like but it has some great photos and some interesting diagrams. it is good for a start I suppose I still have the title of the book said above in my wallet to remind me next time I hit amazon.com Thanks guys...true gentlemen Mike __________________ I think we lost em...hey whats that pinging sound?

02-27-06, 06:14 AM	#8
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	The U-boat: The Evolution and Technical History of German Submarines Author: Eberhard Rossler Hardcover - 384 Pages - 24.07.1981 - Weidenfeld & Nicholson military - 0853681155 Not cheap __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

01-28-06, 02:44 AM	#2
lafeeverted Chief Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 329 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	U-Boats Illustrated History of the Raiders of the Deep David miller ISBN 1-57488-463-8 Easy read nice photos The U-Boat The Evolution and technical history of German Submarines Eberhard Roessler ISBN 0-304-36120-8 much more technical, not an easy read but very good most Band N's that i have been to have a good selection of U-boat books

01-28-06, 04:39 PM	#4
CV-707 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Thanks, it's a Question i have been thinking to ask for a long time.

02-25-06, 10:50 PM	#6
Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I'm not much of a book guy but I sure read a lot of them. Esp. WW2 subs. On the US side, I'd say the most important tech was the radar, and then the electric (wakeless) torpedo. Together they gave the captain much more flexibility in his attack methods. The radar made night surface attack much safer and easier to handle. Electric torpedo, with lower speed, is a great ambush weapon when the enemy cannot detect the wake and counter-attack (but you still have to contend with sonar) The sound-homing torp arrived too late in 1945 to be of much effect at all. For the German side, it's the Wolfpack tactic, then snorkel, IMHO. However I must profess I didn't study the German side much.

02-26-06, 09:19 PM	#7
kschang Watch Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 26 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	What the ****? I was typing and the forum logged me out?!