German-language books about u-boats?

Thniper · 07-10-07, 11:03 AM

Greetings, fellow Kaleuns!

I'm searching for German-language books about u-boat warfare in WWII.

To be more precise, I search for the following:

1. Kriegstagebücher of u-boat captains

2. enthralling novels about u-boat operations like Das Boot (by Lothar-Günther Buchheim)

3. general books about German WWII u-boat warfare including topics: different u-boat types, weapon systems, technical info, historical situation, etc.

Thanks in advance,

Thniper

AntEater · 07-10-07, 11:31 AM

Regarding Narratives of Submarine Captains, I can think of Nach Kompass by Hans-Friedrich Merten, Nasses Eichenlaub by Teddy Suhren and U 333 by Peter "Ali" Cremer.

One of my personal favorites is Feindfahrten by Wolfgang Hirschfeld, the diary of the Radioman of U 109.

Regarding technical literature, there's "deutsche U-Boote" by Bodo Herzog as standard as well as a similarly named volume by Ulrich Gabler (the constructor of nearly all post WW2 U-Boats and wartime LI of Suhrens U-654).

I don't know that many novels, but on Amazon they list a "Kaleu Arne Thomsen" series of novels by Kurt Maasch. Looks like pocketbooks, maybe comparable to Alexander Kent novels, only from german perspective.

07-10-07, 11:03 AM	#1
Thniper Planesman Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Niedersachsen, Germany Posts: 186 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	German-language books about u-boats? Greetings, fellow Kaleuns! I'm searching for German-language books about u-boat warfare in WWII. To be more precise, I search for the following: 1. Kriegstagebücher of u-boat captains 2. enthralling novels about u-boat operations like Das Boot (by Lothar-Günther Buchheim) 3. general books about German WWII u-boat warfare including topics: different u-boat types, weapon systems, technical info, historical situation, etc. Thanks in advance, Thniper __________________ "I cannot but conclude the bulk of your natives to be the most pernicious race of little odious vermin that nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the earth." ------------------------------- Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels (1726)

07-10-07, 11:31 AM	#2
AntEater Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 936 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Regarding Narratives of Submarine Captains, I can think of Nach Kompass by Hans-Friedrich Merten, Nasses Eichenlaub by Teddy Suhren and U 333 by Peter "Ali" Cremer. One of my personal favorites is Feindfahrten by Wolfgang Hirschfeld, the diary of the Radioman of U 109. Regarding technical literature, there's "deutsche U-Boote" by Bodo Herzog as standard as well as a similarly named volume by Ulrich Gabler (the constructor of nearly all post WW2 U-Boats and wartime LI of Suhrens U-654). I don't know that many novels, but on Amazon they list a "Kaleu Arne Thomsen" series of novels by Kurt Maasch. Looks like pocketbooks, maybe comparable to Alexander Kent novels, only from german perspective. __________________