Iron Coffins - A U-Boat Commander's War, 1939-45

Informationen zum Autor Herbert A Werner was born in 1920. He joined the German Navy in 1939, and the U-boats in 1941, taking up his first command in 1943. He survived the war, was interned by the Americans, British and French, eventually to become an American citizen in 1957. Klappentext A first hand account of the German U-boat battles of World War II, by one of the very few surviving commanders.A first hand account of the German U-boat battles of World War II, by one of the very few surviving commanders. Zusammenfassung A first hand account of the German U-boat battles of World War II, by one of the very few surviving commanders.

Product details

• Authors: Herbert Werner, Herbert A Werner, Herbert A. Werner
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 09.03.2006
• EAN: 9780304353309
• ISBN: 978-0-304-35330-9
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 195 mm x 24 mm
• Series: Cassell Military Paperback; Cassell Military Paperback
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Military / Naval, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Aviation & Nautical, Atlantic Ocean, Spanish, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Naval forces and warfare, Biography: historical, political and military, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General