German U-Boat Ace Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock: The Patrols of U-96 in World War II (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780764354014)

With the international success of the classic film Das Boot, U-96 is arguably the most famous of all German U-boats. Here is the true story of U-96, and its legendary commander Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock. In continuous combat from September 1940 to March 1945, follow the crew of U-96 from their bases in Kiel, Germany, as well as Lorient and St. Nazaire on the west coast of France, to intense combat against Allied shipping. During eleven combat patrols in the North Atlantic under Lehmann-Willenbrock, U-96 sank twenty-four Allied ships, eventually earning its commander the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. One of their patrols was documented by war correspondent Lothar-G nther Buchheim, which was later novelized and made into the film Das Boot. This biography of Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, and history of U-96 is based on the WWII captain's log as well as the recollections of crewmembers.

Author: Luc Braeuer
ISBN-10: 0764354019
ISBN-13: 9780764354014
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Language: English
Published: 10/28/2017
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 12.10h x 9.30w x 0.50d