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Old 06-14-19, 01:29 AM   #1
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I'm currently reading Wolf U-Boat Commanders in World War 2 by Jordan Vause and its excellent just wondering what other good U-Boat books people have read ?
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Old 06-14-19, 01:42 AM   #2
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Can't go wrong with Herbert Werner's Iron Coffins:
https://www.amazon.com/Iron-Coffins-.../dp/030681160X
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Thank you mate sure me dad has that. Will ask him for it.
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The best book on WWII's Uboat war is Clay Blair's two-volume: Hitler's U-boat War: no imho about it! Get this scholarly duo under your belt and you've done your homework!
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Hahaha thanks very much will take alook
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The best book on WWII's Uboat war is Clay Blair's two-volume: Hitler's U-boat War: no imho about it! Get this scholarly duo under your belt and you've done your homework!
Blair's book is not without some serious flaws:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Blair#Criticism
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Blair's book is not without some serious flaws:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Blair#Criticism
Thanks for this. Most U-boat books have some flaws in them haha.

This 1 has just come out

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/15267187...v_ov_lig_dp_it
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Blair's book is not without some serious flaws:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Blair#Criticism
Just mindless nit picky criticism because Clay correctly pointed out that the U-boats were never a real threat.

Clay Blair's two volume set which I have read twice over and have used countless times as a reference is hands down the best on the subject.
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