Iron Coffins - A Personal Account of the German U-Boat Battles of World War II

Informationen zum Autor Commander Herbert Werner served on five submarines from 1941 to 1945 and came to the United States in 1947. Klappentext "With Werner we sweat out attacks in the foul air of the U-Boat! cringing with him at every bomb."--New York Times Zusammenfassung The former German U-boat commander Herbert Werner navigates readers through the waters of World War II, recounting four years of the most significant and savage battles. By war's end, 28,000 out of 39,000 German sailors had disappeared beneath the waves.

Product details

• Authors: Herbert Werner, Herbert A. Werner
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.05.2002
• EAN: 9780306811609
• ISBN: 978-0-306-81160-9
• No. of pages: 388
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, Germany, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Military / Naval, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, Naval forces & warfare, Atlantic Ocean, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), English Channel, Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Naval forces and warfare, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater