This is the complete wartime translation by the U.
Navy of the 1943 edition of the official handbook given to all U-boat commanders.
The original handbook was compiled from combat reports and was regularly updated throughout the war.
The handbook was an invaluable reference for every operational U-boat commander.
Simply written and highly accessible for a wider audience, the U-boat handbook attempted to anticipate every possible situation and to advise on suitable tactics.
This superb war-time primary source is enhanced by a rare series of photographs taken on an actual combat patrol and published during the time of the Third Reich in the book U-Boot Auf Feindfahrt.
Together the handbook and these rare photographs provide a fascinating glimpse into the world of the U-boats from a first hand perspective, and is essential reading for anyone interested in World War II from primary sources.
This book is part of the 'Hitler's War Machine' series, a new military history range compiled and edited by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers.
The series draws on primary sources and contemporary documents toprovide a new insight into the true nature of Hitler's Wehrmacht.
The series consultant is David Mcwhinnie creator of the award winning PBS series 'Battlefield'.
Archive Media Publishing Ltd The official u-boat commander's handbook - the illustrated edition, hardcover/bob carruthers
