Iron coffins. A personal account of the German U-boat battles of World War II by Herbert A. Werner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Werner, Herbert A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations--Submarine.

World War, 1939-1945.

Sea control.

Physical Description:

xviii, 364 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, Chicago, San Francisco : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1969]

Summary:

Because I was one of the few U-boat commanders who fought through most of the war and who managed to survive, I felt it was my duty to my fallen comrades to set the record straight. Very much to the point, duty was the first and last word in the lexicon of the U-boat men; and, remarks to the contrary notwithstanding, we did our duty with a correct gallantry unsurpassed in any branch of service on either side. We were soldiers and patriots, no more and no less, and in our dedication to our lost cause we died in appalling numbers. But the great tragedy of the U-boat Force was not merely that so many good men perished; it was also that so many of our lives were squandered on inadequate equipment and by the unconscionable policies of U-boat Headquarters. - p. [xiii].

Contents:

Foreword / Capt. Edward L. Beach, USN (Ret.)

Introduction

Part one : Years of glory

Part two : Above us, hell

Part three : Disaster and defeat

Epilogue

Appendices. U-boat losses, 1939-1945

Balance sheet of the Battle of the Atlantic.

ISBN:

0030813220

OCLC:

26135