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Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939–45 (1) (New Vanguard, 51) Paperback – May 25, 2002

by Gordon Williamson (Author), Ian Palmer (Illustrator)
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This, the first of two volumes on Germany's World War II U-boats, traces their development from the early U-boats of the Kaiser's Navy, the prohibition on Germany having U-boats following the Armistice in 1918 and the subsequent Treaty of Versailles, the secret development of U-boats using a 'cover-firm' in Holland, culminating in the formation of the 1st U-boat Flotilla in 1935 with the modern Type II. The operational history section includes examples from the Classes Type VIIA, Type VIIB, VIID, VIIE and VIIF before concentrating on the mainstay of the U-boat arm, the Type VIIC. Comparisons are also made with the standard allied submarines, their strengths, weaknesses and U-boat tactics.
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Gordon Williamson is a retired civil servant who spent several years working for the Royal Military Police (TA). He has written over 60 military books, including a number of titles for Osprey: ELI 183 U-boat Tactics in World War II, MAA 434 World War II German Police Units etc. Amongst his primary interests are the German Navy in World War II, U-Boats, and the Military Police forces of the Allied and Axis armies. He lives near Edinburgh in Scotland.

Ian Palmer is a highly experienced digital artist with two decades of experience in the video games industry, both as a 3D artist and an Art Director. He has a passion for military history, gaming and riding his motorbike. He lives in Warwickshire with his wife, daughter and menagerie of pets.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1841763632
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Osprey Publishing; First Edition (May 25, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781841763637
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1841763637
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.21 x 0.1 x 9.66 inches
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Well if you get one book why not get the other. Bolth books are well put together. Packed with info on all the submarines of Germany. Great art work. Well done.
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Tony
5.0 out of 5 stars 2 EXCELLENT books
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2021
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Well if you get one book why not get the other. Bolth books are well put together. Packed with info on all the submarines of Germany. Great art work. Well done.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 2 EXCELLENT books
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2021
Well if you get one book why not get the other. Bolth books are well put together. Packed with info on all the submarines of Germany. Great art work. Well done.
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JohnK
4.0 out of 5 stars Good basic refrence works
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2019
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I found these books very helpful as basic reference information on WWII German submarines. They are well laid out, don't take up much room on my bookshelf, and have good (if not exhaustive) information. I found them entertaining as well as informative and am quite pleased with this purchase.
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5.0 out of 5 stars u boat basic
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2021
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Great review of type ii and vii u-boat. Discussion on variants of defense weapons and model variants like mine layers and the milk cow special.
So good I ordered volume two before i finished reading volume one. I never doubt quality with New Vanguard!
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Eric Beck
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book @ a Great Price!
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2016
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Great Book @ a Great Price! Great pics. Viewed via Kindle App.
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Felix Modello
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2016
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A good little reference. I like it!
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Philippe Camby
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2018
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Inquiries about u-boats for modelling
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2020
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2017
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BW
5.0 out of 5 stars A good overview and introduction to U-boats.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 6, 2019
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Bought as one of a set with Volume 2. A good guide to the subject. Not too much in the way of personal accounts and experiences but does make you realise how very brave these sailors were.
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Galland5
5.0 out of 5 stars Kriegsmarine U-boote 1939 - 1945
Reviewed in Italy on September 28, 2018
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Molto tecnica la descrizione dei vari modelli di U-boote a partire da quelli della pria guerra mondiale. Interessante la descrizione degli armamenti in particolare quella dell' armamento AA nelle sue varianti. Ora passeró al secondo volume. Chissà cosa ci troveró!
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Dieter R
5.0 out of 5 stars Guter Überblick
Reviewed in Germany on August 15, 2014
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Das Buch bietet eine guten Überblick und Einblick in die maritime Militärgeschichte inkl. sehr guter Fotos.
Leider ist das digitale Buch nur in englisch verfügbar, ähnlich Bücher in deutsch wären sehr wünschenswert.
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Heike E.
5.0 out of 5 stars Danke!
Reviewed in Germany on March 27, 2019
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Alles bestens. Gerne wieder!
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Dr M.J.Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars As a model maker its First class
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 16, 2013
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Having built several class Seven U-Boats in Model scale 1in 96 the details was excellent. I would strongly reccomend it to any model Maker..
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