What's the Fascination with U-boats?

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I'll admit my preference is for the ATO but having read so many books on WWII submarine warfare (and in particular I will cite the three Clay Blair volumes....Hitler's U-boat War v1 and 2 as well as Silent Victory) I am of the firm belief that both the Ubootwaffe and the US Navy had a major impact in their respective theatre of operations.

Different theatres, tactics, equipment, opposition etc. etc.

Tis pointless trying to compare apples with pears.

As Chris has rightly pointed out, the US didn't feel the need to publish masses of material early post war which ultimately led to a lack of public understanding....mores the pity.

Jim,

Repective countries you and I live seemingly dictates our interests. The ATO was in England's backyard, frontyard and alleys. Naturally this is of interest to you. Family members who fought so forth and so on. Same deal with me. It is sad that the silent service was silent after the war. But I think we can say the spoils go to the victor meaning the losers are now an open book for all to see, read and write about. For the victors, how it was done and with what tools is not for public knowledge. Plus, Russia was not being to friendly after WW2. We witnessed what became of that. As time progresses a bit more comes to light on the submarines. The archives are available to anyone who is interested in reading about it.