Iron coffins : a U-boat commander's war, 1939-1945
by
Werner, Herbert A.
Title
:
Iron coffins : a U-boat commander's war, 1939-1945
Author
:
Werner, Herbert A.
ISBN
:
9780304353309
Personal Author
:
Werner, Herbert A.
Publication Date
:
1999
2006
1969
Publication Information
:
London : Cassell, 1999.
Physical Description
:
[xi], 329 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 20 cm.
Series
:
Cassell military paperbacks
Series Title
:
Cassell military paperbacks
General Note
:
Originally published: London: Barker, 1969.
Abstract
:
Herbert Werner was one of the few U-boat commanders whose skill, daring and incredible luck saw him safely through to the end of the war. In this book he describes how the hunters became the prey and how 779 U-boats became iron coffins to 28,000 men.
Corporate Subject
:
Germany. Kriegsmarine -- History.
Subject Term
:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, German.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Atlantic Ocean.
Warfare and Defence.
| Library | Shelf Number | Material Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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| Kensington Central Library | 920 WERN | Book | 30116011305875 | Biography store collection |