How effective were U-boats during WWII?

P_Funk · 08-11-05, 03:01 AM

Really if you want to learn about the U-Boat war you can't read one book or look at one site. Every book is different and has different information along with a different take on it as well as a particular bias. I've read 3 different book which covers the war in the Atlantic and each was different and each had different informative value. The only way to learn is to read.

As Winston Churchill said: "Read History! Read History!"

I started with Lothar Gunther Buchheim's "U-Boat War" and followedit up with "The Battle of the Atlantic" by Andrew Williams. Both are quite good books which cover the war. Buchheim's covers the personal side of what it's like to live in a sub and the latter is more of an overview which gives insight into the goings on on both sides of the war and all the action in the middle. I recommend both.

08-11-05, 03:01 AM	#16
P_Funk Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 2,537 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	Really if you want to learn about the U-Boat war you can't read one book or look at one site. Every book is different and has different information along with a different take on it as well as a particular bias. I've read 3 different book which covers the war in the Atlantic and each was different and each had different informative value. The only way to learn is to read. As Winston Churchill said: "Read History! Read History!" I started with Lothar Gunther Buchheim's "U-Boat War" and followedit up with "The Battle of the Atlantic" by Andrew Williams. Both are quite good books which cover the war. Buchheim's covers the personal side of what it's like to live in a sub and the latter is more of an overview which gives insight into the goings on on both sides of the war and all the action in the middle. I recommend both. __________________