Anatomy of the Ship: Type VII U-Boat

Red Heat · 08-31-09, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by sharkbit

Just got this from Amazon. Some pretty good photos and enough detailed line drawings to keep a u-boat fan entertained for a while.

http://www.amazon.com/Type-VII-U-Boa...1725242&sr=1-1

There are a lot of others available too, including the Type XXI and a ton of surface ships.

Very interesting...

08-31-09, 03:55 PM

I have read this but much preferred (and bought) Type VII U-boats by Robert C. Stern, Arms and Armour Press 1991, ISBN 1 86019 8554.

http://www.amazon.com/Type-U-Boats-R...ref=pd_sim_b_2

To each his own of course

Good Shooting

Jimbuna · 08-31-09, 04:26 PM

It's not a bad book when taking into account the relatively low cost but there are better available including the one listed above.

I do have both btw.

JMV · 08-31-09, 06:04 PM

On this site, there are a good many docs ( that are NATURLICH in my archives as .Pdf :

http://betah.co.il/BooksCatalog.aspx...ry=War%20Ships

Jim already mentionned it before.

This is what I got :

1 ) 1935-45 The History of the Kriegsmarine U-Boats.pdf
2 ) Europe - Hitler's U-Boat Bases.pdf
3 ) German Navy Handbook 1939-1945.pdf
4 ) German Submarine Warfare 1906-2006.pdf
5 ) Ships and Battles [The Warships of Germany 1939-1945].pdf
6 ) Submarine Warfare An Illustrated History.pdf
7 ) The Illustrated History Of The German Navy In WWII.pdf
8 ) The Story Of The U-505.PDF
9 ) The-T-Class Submarine.pdf
10 ) U-boats vs Destroyer Escorts.pdf
11 ) U-Boot VII vol.1.pdf
12 ) U-Boots in action.pdf
13 ) Wolfpacks at War - The U Boat Experience in World War II.pdf

Und zwei kleine Wundern :

-U-Boat 977 by Heinz Schaeffer.Pdf ( Origin Unbekannt )
-K.Donitz - The Conduct of the war at sea.pdf ( Origin Unbekannt )

Any problem getting them ? PM you beloved archivist ( me )

Task Force · 08-31-09, 06:12 PM

looks intresting..

Rhodes · 09-01-09, 11:13 AM

I have both and like them!

Melonfish · 09-02-09, 05:02 AM

excellent JMV i shall peruse later on!

08-31-09, 04:26 PM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,770 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	It's not a bad book when taking into account the relatively low cost but there are better available including the one listed above. I do have both btw. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-31-09, 06:12 PM	#5
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	looks intresting.. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

09-01-09, 11:13 AM	#6
Rhodes Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal Posts: 4,520 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	I have both and like them! __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/16416646@N05/

08-31-09, 03:55 PM	#2
Randomizer Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I have read this but much preferred (and bought) Type VII U-boats by Robert C. Stern, Arms and Armour Press 1991, ISBN 1 86019 8554. http://www.amazon.com/Type-U-Boats-R...ref=pd_sim_b_2 To each his own of course Good Shooting

08-31-09, 06:04 PM	#4
JMV Sonar Guy Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Galway-IRELAND Posts: 397 Downloads: 179 Uploads: 0	On this site, there are a good many docs ( that are NATURLICH in my archives as .Pdf : http://betah.co.il/BooksCatalog.aspx...ry=War%20Ships Jim already mentionned it before. This is what I got : 1 ) 1935-45 The History of the Kriegsmarine U-Boats.pdf 2 ) Europe - Hitler's U-Boat Bases.pdf 3 ) German Navy Handbook 1939-1945.pdf 4 ) German Submarine Warfare 1906-2006.pdf 5 ) Ships and Battles [The Warships of Germany 1939-1945].pdf 6 ) Submarine Warfare An Illustrated History.pdf 7 ) The Illustrated History Of The German Navy In WWII.pdf 8 ) The Story Of The U-505.PDF 9 ) The-T-Class Submarine.pdf 10 ) U-boats vs Destroyer Escorts.pdf 11 ) U-Boot VII vol.1.pdf 12 ) U-Boots in action.pdf 13 ) Wolfpacks at War - The U Boat Experience in World War II.pdf Und zwei kleine Wundern : -U-Boat 977 by Heinz Schaeffer.Pdf ( Origin Unbekannt ) -K.Donitz - The Conduct of the war at sea.pdf ( Origin Unbekannt ) Any problem getting them ? PM you beloved archivist ( me )

09-02-09, 05:02 AM	#7
Melonfish XO Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Warrington, UK Posts: 417 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	excellent JMV i shall peruse later on!