U-Boats at War in 100 Objects 1939-1945 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781526759023)

Gordon Williamson, using a carefully selected range of both wartime images and color images of surviving U-boat memorabilia from private collections, describes one hundred iconic elements of the U-boat service and its campaigns. The array of objects includes important individuals and the major U-boat types, through to the uniforms and insignias the men wore. The weapons, equipment and technology used are explored, as are the conditions in which the U-boat crews served, from cooking facilities and general hygiene down to the crude toilet facilities.

Importantly, the enemy that they faced is also covered, examining the ship-borne and airborne anti-submarine weaponry used against the U-boats. The U-boats began the war, though few in number, more than a match for the Allies and created carnage amongst merchant shipping as well as sinking several major warships.

Author: Gordon Williamson
ISBN-10: 1526759020
ISBN-13: 9781526759023
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Language: English
Published: 05/15/2021
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.70h x 6.80w x 0.80d

About the Author
GORDON WILLIAMSON has written over fifty books on military subjects, including numerous titles dealing with the U-boats and other branches of the Kriegsmarine.