picked up some "homework" to get "into" the game...

kbak303 · 03-21-09, 05:58 PM

I had never read anything really on the U-Boats or their history, so went and picked up a few things...

Barnes and Noble 'bargain priced':
"U-Boat Combat Missions" by Lawrence Paterson...has some really nice pics of the inside of a U-Boat, with first hand accounts of life, missions, etc

Half Priced Books in Fort Worth
"In The Course of Duty" by Don Keith...about the USS Batfish...which I did not know is in Muskogee Oklahoma set up as a display or something? Can go into it? That's only like 4 hours north of here!

"WolfPack: the story of the U-Boat in WW2" by Gordan Williamson
looks really good, jumped on it for $14.98...over 260 pages

"7th UBoat Flotilla: Donitz's Atlantic Wolves" from the Spearhead series
for only $5.98 it looked like a good one. Reminds of me of Osprey series...

"Bitter Ocean" by David Fairbank White. have read a chapter so far, and seems ok...covers the Battle of the Atlantic 1939-1945, from the allies, merchant seamens' view as well as the Wolves...

Weapons at War DVD- Battle of the Atlantic-watched it 3 times already, all about the U-Boats, descriptions of interiors, etc

AND.....from Barnes and Noble for $10....Das Boot, DVD Director's Cut!!!

if you're in the Fort Worth area, there were alot of the above titles (except for WolfPack) at those stores...

Any other suggestions for reading/viewing?

Sailor Steve · 03-22-09, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by kbak303

AND.....from Barnes and Noble for $10....Das Boot, DVD Director's Cut!!!

Noooooooo!

You need the 5-hour 'Original, Uncut version'!

kbak303 · 03-22-09, 07:37 PM

soon as I find a cheapy I will!!!

this one is long in itself!!!

Max2147 · 03-22-09, 09:56 PM

For U-Boats, Operation Drumbeat is one of my favorites.

For US subs, Run Silent, Run Deep is obviously a must. I also liked Sea Assault!.

03-21-09, 05:58 PM	#1
kbak303 Seaman Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 41 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	picked up some "homework" to get "into" the game... I had never read anything really on the U-Boats or their history, so went and picked up a few things... Barnes and Noble 'bargain priced': "U-Boat Combat Missions" by Lawrence Paterson...has some really nice pics of the inside of a U-Boat, with first hand accounts of life, missions, etc Half Priced Books in Fort Worth "In The Course of Duty" by Don Keith...about the USS Batfish...which I did not know is in Muskogee Oklahoma set up as a display or something? Can go into it? That's only like 4 hours north of here! "WolfPack: the story of the U-Boat in WW2" by Gordan Williamson looks really good, jumped on it for $14.98...over 260 pages "7th UBoat Flotilla: Donitz's Atlantic Wolves" from the Spearhead series for only $5.98 it looked like a good one. Reminds of me of Osprey series... "Bitter Ocean" by David Fairbank White. have read a chapter so far, and seems ok...covers the Battle of the Atlantic 1939-1945, from the allies, merchant seamens' view as well as the Wolves... Weapons at War DVD- Battle of the Atlantic-watched it 3 times already, all about the U-Boats, descriptions of interiors, etc AND.....from Barnes and Noble for $10....Das Boot, DVD Director's Cut!!! if you're in the Fort Worth area, there were alot of the above titles (except for WolfPack) at those stores... Any other suggestions for reading/viewing?

03-22-09, 07:37 PM	#3
kbak303 Seaman Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 41 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	soon as I find a cheapy I will!!! this one is long in itself!!!

03-22-09, 09:56 PM	#4
Max2147 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 714 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	For U-Boats, Operation Drumbeat is one of my favorites. For US subs, Run Silent, Run Deep is obviously a must. I also liked Sea Assault!.