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German U-Boat Commanders of World War II: A Biographical Dictionary Hardcover – January 1, 1999

by Rainer Busch (Author), Hans-Joachim Roll (Author), Geoffrey Brooks (Translator)
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The service records of the 1,411 officers of the German Kriegsmarine known to have commanded a U-boat between the commissioning of U-1 in June 1935 and the final surrender of U-977 to Argentina in August 1945 are detailed in this important biographical dictionary. Each officer's date of birth, the highest rank he attained, details of any decorations he received, his service record, and his ultimate fate are all provided.
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  1. Print length
    301 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Naval Inst Pr
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1999
  5. Dimensions
    7.75 x 1.25 x 10.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1557501866
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1557501868
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Naval Inst Pr (January 1, 1999)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 301 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1557501866
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1557501868
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.35 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 1.25 x 10.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 10 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars A dark and cold war.
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2013
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The men who led the u-boat wars, in my estimation, were some of the bravest men around. They knew that death stalked them, it was their constant companion. Death on one of those u-boat patrols must have horrble, knowing that there was no way out, if their boat was hit by enemy fire. The lucky ones were captured, unfortunately the lucky ones were in the minority. JRV
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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fantastic
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Melissa H
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Reference book for you boat people
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2010
This book is a bio-dictionary (as the title suggests) of u-boat commanders.
It lists the names from A TO Z. in this book are-1,411 commanders
(no ,i am not making this up!) Each entry contains:dates of birth,place of birth,"class of",
officer/uboat training(where/when),cdr of(uboat#),sea going appointments (plus dates),
decorations,captivity (plus dates) or lost at sea (date).
The middle of the book contains 96 black and white photos of various commanders.
The index in back of book,contains ALL uboats from "U1' to "4719" and it's commander(s).
What the book DOES NOT contain is,POST WAR dates of death. This info must be found
somewhere else.
I have only given it four stars because,it seems quite an expensive book and the authors
could have at least, tried to have a photo for EACH commander although,I am sure it would
have been a monumental task to have found photographs of them all.
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3.0 out of 5 stars What happend that u-boat captain on U-304? Huh? Find out.
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2001
This book is priceless. I big on WW II history. Perfect for someone who has a good working knowledge of u-boats (thats means your intrested). I guess the translations are pretty good (I skipped the trans. notes). Probally only for the history buff (WW II). I don't believe your regular joe will be to intrested in this. (4/5 for history buffs / 3/5 for others). I borrowed it from a friend. If I had the extra money. I would buy it. I'm a broke college student. So heres my five cents probally won't buy you much.
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MATT KEENLEYSIDE
5.0 out of 5 stars And some great snippets of info on some of the officers
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2017
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One of the Bibles of the U-Boat enthusiasts world. And some great snippets of info on some of the officers.
Truly a must for any budding U-Boat researcher/enthusiast.
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jaume morales
4.0 out of 5 stars Guia completa de comandantes de U-Boots
Reviewed in Spain on November 28, 2013
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Este libro es perfecto para consultas, y bastante completo en su información. Solo encuentro a faltar, para que sea completisimo, los barcos y el tonelaje hundido por cada comandante, y tambien la fotografia de todos, y no solo de unos pocos.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2017
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brilliant research book
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pathe320
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2016
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J M Gavin
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 1, 2014
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excellant
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