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The U-Boat War is a unique visual record of Hitler's infamous submarine fleet and a grim account of those that lived, worked and risked their lives stalking the depths of the Atlantic and Mediterranean seas. The book analyses the development of the U-boat, the recruitment and training, and reveals how the crews tried to destroy essential Allied supplies across the Atlantic and bring Britain to its knees. Using some 250 rare and unpublished photographs together with detailed captions and accompanying text, the book provides an outstanding insight into the various operations and the claustrophobic existence of the crew, living in cramped and often deplorable conditions. It depicts how this potent force became one of the most dominant German fighting units during World War Two, and became such a worry to Allied shipping that even Winston Churchill himself claimed that the U-boat peril was the only thing that ever frightened him during the war. 250 b/w photos

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an excellent visual overview of the German silent service in WWII, and is a must read for model builders, historians, and aficionados of German military dress and re enactment. --Nautical Research Journal ...provides an outstanding insight into the various operations and the claustrophobic existence of the crew... --Scale Military Modeller International

.. .provides an outstanding insight into the various operations and the claustrophobic existence of the crew... --Scale Military Modeller International an excellent visual overview of the German silent service in WWII, and is a must read for model builders, historians, and aficionados of German military dress and re enactment. --Nautical Research Journal

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Ian Baxter is a military historian who specialises in German twentieth-century military history. He has written more than fifty books. He has also reviewed numerous military studies for publication, supplied thousands of photographs and important documents to various publishers and film production companies worldwide, and lectures to various schools, colleges and universities throughout the United Kingdom and Southern Ireland.

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