by Darko Pavlovic (Illustrator), Gordon Williamson (Author)
There have been few military formations in history which have elicited such mixed reactions as the U-Boat Waffe of Hitler's Kriegsmarine. Often seen by those seamen who suffered the predations of Grossadmiral Donitz's "Grey Wolfs" as some sort of sadistic monsters, the men of the U-boat arm in fact fought a war which saw a remarkable level of old-fashioned chivalry. This title takes us into the life of a typical World War II German navy U-boat crewman, serving on a type VIIc U-boat. It charts his recruitment, training, service conditions and combat experiences from 1939 to the war's end - and includes some surprising tales of how such sailors were deployed in the final days of the war.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 64
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: 17 Oct 2001
ISBN 10: 1841763128
ISBN 13: 9781841763125