 | by Dönitz, Karl
(10 years and 20 days)
Wspomnienia 1935-1945 (1999, Finna)
ISBN 8390507331
Description: Written by himself about his time as Commander-in-Chief U-boats (10 years) and as the last head of state of the Third Reich (20 days).
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 | by Damski, Zbigniew
(382 Days of Kujawiak) (1982, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
ISBN 8311069156
Paperback, 126 pages, no illustrations
Description: Wartime history of the Polish-crewed Hunt II-Class destroyer escort ORP Kujawiak, sunk by a mine while escorting a convoy with provisions for Malta, o ...
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| by Woodman, Richard
(The Arctic Convoys 1941-1945) (2002, Dom Wydawniczy Bellona)
ISBN 8311094155
Hardcover
Description: Excellent and complete work, possibly the best book yet written on the Arctic convoys. Well written and fun to read and a mixture of historical facts ...
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 | by Wilczek, Wojciech
(The Arctic Repels the Attack) (1974, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
Paperback, 117 pages
Description: Episode from the war in Arctic – in August of 1942 German cruiser Admiral Scheer marauding for the merchant convoys in the Arctic was attacked (!) b ...
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 | by Bercuson, David J. and Herwig, Holger H.
(Atlantic roulette)
Opowiesc o St Croix, U -305 i Bitwie o Atlantyk (1999, L & L (Trojmiejska Grupa Wydawnicza))
ISBN 838782710X
Description: This book describes the birth, life and death of the HMCS St. Croix and U-305. The St. Croix was sunk (one survivor) by U-305, which was sunk later by ...
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| by Skwiot, Miroslaw
(Bismarck) (1993, A.J. Press, Gdansk)
Paperback, about 48 pages, many pictures and lots of scale drawings
Description: About the battleship Bismarck. Monografie Morskie MM#1.
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 | by Pitt, Barrie
(Battle of the Atlantic)
Description: A general account with a lot of photos. Typical Time-Life-book.
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 | by Kosiarz, Edmund
(Naval battles) (1979, Wydawnictwo Morskie, Gdañsk)
641 pages
Description: The most important battles at sea in WWI and WWII. Includes many convoys and other operations involving U-boats. Originally published in 1970.
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 | by Perepeczko, Andrzej
(Struggle for the Atlantic) (1995, Wydawnictwo Lampart)
Description: Novelized episodes, mainly about U-boats, but also descriptions of strategic situations at different stages of the war. Originally published 1972.
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 | by Komorowski, Antoni
(Torpedo weapon) (1995, Bellona)
Description: The history and the future of torpedoes. 35 German U-boat and aircraft torpedoes and their propulsion systems described.
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| by Pertek, Jerzy
(Burza, veteran of Atlantic routes) (1970, )
Description: This story of the destroyer Burza provides details of the sinking of U-606 and other attacks on U-boats.
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 | by Blair, Clay
(Silent Victory)
Amerykañska wojna podwodna przeciwko Japonii (2001, Magnum Warszawa)
ISBN 8385852530
Hardcover, 863 pages, many maps and photos
Description: A history of the US submarine forces and the underwater blockade of Japan during World War II. The torpedo calamities, turf struggles within the highe ...
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| by Savas, Theodore P. (editor)
(Silent Hunters)
Dowódcy U-bootów w II Wojnie Swiatowej (2003, Wydawnictwo FINNA)
ISBN 8391788334
Hardcover
Description: Authors include some of the top U-Boat authors working today, including: Tim Mulligan (on Merten), Eric Rust (Guggenberger), Jordan Vause (Oehrn), Gor ...
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 | by Perepeczko, Andrzej
(Black Days for the U-Bootwaffe) (1961, Wydawnictwo Morskie Gdynia)
Paperback, 64 pages, photos, maps, diagrams
Description: Triumph and downfall of the U-boat, from Athenia, through the Happy Times and Paukenschlag, the U-570 affair, up to Operation Deadlight.
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 | by Lockwood, Charles
(Hellcats of the Sea) (1998, Finna Gdansk)
ISBN 839050074X
Hardcover, 300 pages, handful of blurry photos
Description: Adm. Charles Lockwood’s memoirs of the Operation Barney - Sea of Japan foray by FM sonar fitted US subs in World War II.
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 | by Nowak, Jan
(Three Strikes) (1960, Wydawnictwo Morskie Gdynia)
Paperback, 64 pages, artwork and the SLS Maiale diagram, b&w photos
Description: Story of the Italian "human torpedoes", and their three attempts to attack the British battleships in Alexandria.
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 | by Pertek, Jerzy
(Second little fleet) (1983, Wydawnictwo Poznañskie, Poznañ)
ISBN 8321003710
527 pages, photos
Description: History of the Polish merchant navy during the war. Convoy battles and tactics well described. Many episodes as well as strategic situations presented ...
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| by Kosiarz, Edmund
(WWII in the Baltic Sea) (1988, Wydawnictwo Morskie, Gdañsk)
ISBN 8321532683
718 pages, photos
Description: Contains operations of the German and Polish navies in 1939, explains in detail the dramatic escape of the Polish submarine Orzel from Tallinn, and in ...
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 | by Lipiñki, Jerzy
(World War II at sea) (1976, Wydawnictwo Morskie, Gdañsk)
863 pages, photos
Description: Though it presents the history of the war at sea, this book often focuses on U-boat operations and Polish contributions to defeating them. Originally ...
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 | by Pertek, Jerzy
(History of Orzel) (1961, Wydawnictwo Morskie, Gdañsk)
150 pages, photos, maps
Description: The story of the famous Polish sub Orzel, including interesting info about her dramatic escape from Tallinn where she was interned unfairly and how Ge ...
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 | by Pertek, Jerzy
(Story of the ORP Orzel) (1998, Gdanski Dom Wydawniczy Gdansk)
ISBN 839096225X
Hardcover, 392 pages, photos, drawings, maps, diagrams
Description: A new expanded edition of the Pertek’s much copied standard work on the history of the most famous Polish sub. A supplement written by Mariusz Borow ...
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 | by Edwards, Bernard
(Dönitz and the Wolf Packs) (1997, Wydawnictwo Oskar, Warsaw)
ISBN 8385239529
Paperback, 288 pages, 16 pages of b&w photos
Description: The U-boat story, from early victory to final defeat.
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| by Czarnecki, Bogdan
(Case White: The origins of Hitler's aggression against Poland)
Z Genezy Hitlerowskiej Agresji Przeciw Polsce (1961, Panstwowe wyd-wo naukowe, Warszawa)
182 pages
Description: Covers all Polish operations, as well as naval operations of both sides.
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 | by Kosiarz, Edmund
(Fleet of the white eagle) (1984, Wydawnictwo Morskie, Gdañsk)
ISBN 8321532640
688 pages, photos
Description: Book about the Polish Navy during WWII. Many convoy operations and U-boat sinkings described, e.g., U-606. First published 1980.
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 | by Kaznowski, Bohdan
(Where Cyclones Are Born) (1985, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
Paperback, 126 pages, no illustrations
Description: Weather service of the Soviet Navy's Northern Fleet during World War II.
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 | by Maas, Peter
(The Terrible Hours) (2001, Magnum Warszawa)
ISBN 838585262X
Paperback, 203 pages, 8 pages of photos
Description: Describes the incredible rescue of 33 men of the U.S. submarine Squalus, which sank during a test dive off the coast of New England, coming to rest on ...
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 | by Damski, Zbigniew
(Bitter Fate of ORP Jastrzab) (1987, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
ISBN 8311074984
Paperback, 128 pages, no illustrations
Description: History of Polish submarine Jastrzab (Hawk), a lend-lease hand-me-down old US submarine (S-25) lent to the Polish Navy in 1941, and sunk in a friendly ...
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 | by Blair, Clay
(Hitler's U-boat War: The Hunters, 1939-1942)
Mysliwi 1939-1942 (1998, Wydawnictwo)
ISBN 8385852263
848 pages, 55 b&w photos
Description: This first volume of Blair's massive and controversial work covers the U-boat war 1939-1942.
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 | by Blair, Clay
(Hitler's U-boat War: The Hunted, 1942-1945)
Scigani 1942-1945 (1999, Wydawnictwo)
ISBN 8385852425
Description: This concludes his controversial and massive 2-volume set. See our review for this volume.
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| by MacLean, Alistair
(H.M.S. Ulysses) (1990, Agencja Praw Autorskich i Wydawnictwo)
Description: This is a classic that tells the story of a convoy heading towards Murmansk in winter 1943. The book describes the conditions in which the convoy men ...
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 | by Miller, David
(Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Modern Submarines)
Wspólczesne okrety podwodne (1993, Espadon Warszawa)
ISBN 8385489029
Hardcover, 208 pages, 250 color photos, 90 plans, 46 color plates
Description: A profusely illustrated coffee-table book on 20th Century subs with color plates of WW1, WW2 and Cold War subs.
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 | by Szubanski, Rajmund
(The PQ-17 Disaster) (1985, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
ISBN 8311072361
Paperback, 133 pages, no illustrations
Description: One of the worst Russia-bound convoy disasters, a failed ploy to lure Tirpitz out of Norway's fiords, that the merchant crews paid so dearly for.
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 | by Perepeczko, Andrzej
(Commandos of the Deep: Miniature Subs And Human Torpedoes In Action)
Miniaturowe okrety podwodne i zywe torpedy w akcji (2001, AJ-Press Gdañsk)
ISBN 8372370877
Hardcover, 223 pages, b&w photos, maps, diagrams
Description: A thorough work on the WW1 and WW2 Italian, German, Japanese and British miniature subs and manned torpedoes. A MUCH better rendition of the same auth ...
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 | by Pietrzak, Ryszard
(The Trojan Horse) (1986, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
ISBN 8311072965
Paperback, 126 pages, 1 map
Description: Operation Chariot – a British Commando operation to blow up the St Nazaire drydock capable of receiving Tirpitz. The plan called for ramming the dry ...
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 | by Glebowicz, Witold
(Kriegsmarine 1933-1939: Uniforms and badges)
Umundurowanie i Oznaki (1993, Fenix, Warszawa)
ISBN 8386121009
48 pages, mainly illustrations
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 | by Glebowicz, Witold
(Kriegsmarine 1933-1939 Volume 2) (1995, Barwa i Bron, Warszawa)
ISBN 838612105X
Paperback, 48 pages, many b&w photos and drawings, 8 color plates
Description: A second part of the monograph of Kriegsmarine uniforms in the pre-war era.
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 | by Perepeczko, Andrzej
(Laconia) (1963, Wydawnictwo Morskie Gdynia)
Paperback, 64 pages, photos
Description: The Laconia affair, Hartenstein’s U-156 rescue operation, the subsequent Triton Null order, much on Poles aboard the Laconia, including a listing of ...
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 | by Umiastowski, Roman
(People of the Deep)
The Underwater War (1929, Glowna Ksiegarnia Wojskowa, Warsaw)
Paperback, 328 pages, 20 b&w photos, chapter illustrations
Description: An anthology of submariner stories from the Great War, compiled from numerous books on underwater war. Covers German submarines on the prowl for the A ...
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 | by Biskupski, Stanislaw
(Human Torpedoes) (1957, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
Paperback, 80 pages, no photos, no maps
Description: Operations of Italian and Japanese manned torpedoes in World War I and World War II.
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 | by Borowiak, Mariusz
(Little Navy Without Myths) (1999, Gdañski Dom Wydawniczy Gdansk)
ISBN 8390962225
Hardcover, 536 pages, 143 b&w photos, no maps
Description: An de-mythologized history of the World War II Polish Navy (the title comes from the classical history of the Polish Navy in WWII by Pertek, the Wielk ...
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 | by Borowiak, Mariusz
(Little Navy Without Myths, Part Two) (2001, Bernardinum, Pelplin)
ISBN 8390962225
Hardcover, 416 pages, 165 b&w photos, no maps
Description: More de-mythologized history of the World War II Polish Navy (the title comes from the classical history of the Polish Navy in WWII by Pertek, the Wie ...
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 | by Karnicki, Borys
(Sailor's bag of memories) (1987, Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej, Warszawa)
ISBN 8311074534
Paperback, 175 pages, 1 map, some photos
Description: Memoirs of Borys Karnicki, a commander of Polish submarines ORP Wilk and ORP Sokol during the Second World War. In 1941-1942 he served under captain G ...
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 | by Piwowoñski, Jan
(Silent Underwater Enemy) (1969, Wydawnictwo Morskie Gdynia)
Paperback, 64 pages, many photos
Description: History of the seamines, including the mine-laying submarines, 1860-1960.
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 | by White, John F.
(Milk Cows: Submarine Supply Ships of the Atlantic Wolf Packs)
Podwodne zaopatrzeniowce atlantyckich wilczych stad 1941-1945 (2001, Bellona)
ISBN 8311093539
Hardcover, 336 pages, maps, photos and diagrams
Description: This book is an in-depth study of the U-boat tankers in World War II.
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 | by Prien, Günther
(My Way to Scapa Flow) (2000, L&L Gdansk)
ISBN 8387827509
Hardcover, 171 pages, 24 pages of photos
Description: Wartime autobiography of the most famous U-boat commander, probably ghost-written by Wolfgang Frank.
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 | by Klopotowski, Andrzej
(My War: Memoir of the last CO of ORP Dzik) (2002, Wydawnictwo Finna Gdynia)
ISBN 839145875X
Hardcover, 130 pages, 16 pages of b&w photos
Description: Wartime memoir of Polish submariner, valuable supplement to Cpt. Romanowski’s and Cpt. Karnicki’s memoirs, with both of whom the author served on ...
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 | by Dyskant, Jozef W.
(Along the Amur Waves) (1985, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
ISBN 8311071365
Paperback, 158 pages, no illustrations
Description: Amur River riverine flotilla of the Russian and Soviet Navies, but mostly during World War II. Author is a renowned specialist on riverine flotilla hi ...
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 | by Bernatt, Stanislaw
(Scattered in the Wind) (1958, Wydawnictwo Morskie, Gdynia)
Paperback, 24 pages, some sketches, maps, and photos
Description: Tragedy of German cruising ship turned refugee transport, m/s Wilhelm Gustloff, torpedoed on January 31, 1945 by the Soviet S-13 skippered by Lt.Cdr. ...
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 | by Kuczera, Andrzej
(On board the Blyskawica) (1981, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
ISBN 8311066256
Paperback, 118 pages, no illustrations
Description: History of the British-built Polish destroyer ORP Blyskawica during World War II.
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 | by Szczedrin, Grigori
(On Board of S-56) (1967, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
Paperback, 369 pages, no illustrations
Description: Memoirs of the wartime CO of the Soviet "Guards Submarine" S-56, built in 1941 for the Soviet Pacific Fleet, later to take part in famous world circum ...
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 | by Preston, Antony
(The World’s Greatest Submarines: CSS Hunley to USS Nautilus to Kursk)
Od CSS Hunleya przez USS Nautilusa po Kursk (2000, Amber Warszawa)
ISBN 8372455147
Hardcover, 144 pages, color artwork and photos
Description: A submarine history outline, Bushnell to 1980s with many color plates depicting the WW1 and WW2 subs. Not a single word on Kursk, just a marketing gim ...
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| by Kondracki, Tadeusz
(Destroyer ORP) (1994, Wydawnictwo Lampart)
ISBN 8390021781
103 pages
Description: This history of the destroyer Orkan includes the sinking of Orkan by U-378, the rescue of U-459's crew by Orkan, and two U-boat attacks against Orkan ...
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 | by Buchheim, Lothar-Günther
(The Boat) (1996, Bellona)
ISBN 8311085854
Description: This well-known novel, stemming from the author's experiences as a war correspondent on U-96, describes a single U-boat patrol from beginning to end. ...
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 | by Pertek, Jerzy
(Polish Submarine Jastrzab) (1958, Wydawnictwo Morskie Gdynia)
Paperback, 24 pages, photos, diagrams
Description: Brief history of the very short life of the first and only Polish submarine of American design and make, the ancient S-25, rerouted from the lend-leas ...
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 | by Mañkowski Stanislaw
(Submarine Orzel) (1972, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
Paperback, 16 pages with foldout sectional drawing, maps, photos, paint scheme
Description: Much diluted but stunningly illustrated crib from the Story of ORP Orzel by Pertek.
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 | by Piwowoñski, Jan
(Ships Sailing On Land) (1959, Wydawnictwo Morskie Gdynia)
Paperback, 64 pages, artwork
Description: The epic story of Col. von Conrady and his method of road transporting the MTBs and Type II Uboats, incl. U-9, U-18, U-19, U-20, U-23 and U-24 to the ...
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 | by Grabowski, Zygmunt
(The Submarines) (1965, Wydawnictwo MON)
Paperback, 136 pages, diagrams, photos
Description: History and technology of the submarine up to the 1960s.
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 | by Sutowski Slawomir
(Submarine: Fantasy And Reality)
Fantazja i rzeczywistosc (1989, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
ISBN 8311075344
Paperback, 400 pages, maps, line drawings
Description: Submarine history from Alexander The Great up to the present day. Much useful information on how the sub is built and operated, a thorough listing of ...
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(HM Submarines) (1946, HM Stationery Office, London)
Paperback, 64 pages, some photos
Description: Polish language version of the Ministry of War Information brochure on British and Allied submarine and X-Craft warfare in Europe. Includes tales of P ...
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 | by Pertek, Jerzy
(Polish Submarines: Orzel and Sep) (1958, Wydawnictwo Morskie Gdynia)
Paperback, 32 pages, artwork and photos
Description: Pocketbook sketch for the big Pertek book on ORP Orzel, and as always, Orzel with her epic Baltic escape proves more sexy than the Sep, still serving ...
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 | by Pertek, Jerzy
(Polish Submarines: Rys, Zbik and Wilk) (1958, Wydawnictwo Morskie Gdynia)
Paperback, 16 pages, photos, diagrams
Description: Brief, sketchy histories of the first Polish submarines, the French-built Wilk-Class minelayers, with their WW2 and post-war fates.
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 | by Pertek, Jerzy
(Polish Submarines: Sokol and Dzik) (1958, Wydawnictwo Morskie Gdynia)
Paperback, 32 pages, many photos (blurry), diagrams (incl. Jolly Rogers for both boats)
Description: Story of the Terrible Twins, the two U-Class British-built Polish subs operating in the Mediterranean, with crew narratives. Covers 1941-45.
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 | by Jackson, Robert
(Submarines of the World) (2001, Bellona)
ISBN 8311092141
Hardcover, 320 pages, hundreds of color sub profiles
Description: This book contains over 280 of the most important and influential submarines since the inception of this revolutionary vessel right up to the present ...
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 | by Piaskowski, Stanislaw M.
(Ships of the Polish Republic, 1920-1946: Album of Plans)
Album planów (1996, Barwa i Bron, Warszawa)
ISBN 8390021723
112 pages
Description: Sketches and short descriptions of ships sailing under the Polish flag from 1920 to 1945. First published 1981.
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 | by Supiñski, Witold, Blaszczyk, Ludwik
(Warships 1900-1966) (1967, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
Hardcover, 340 pages, b&w photo album
Description: Naval development in the first half of the 20th century, including submarines.
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 | by Monsarrat, Nicholas
(The Cruel Sea) (1972, Wydawnictwo MON)
670 pages
Description: The story is about convoy escorts, first aboard the corvette H.M.S. Compass Rose, and later on the frigate H.M.S. Saltash. The story follows the men o ...
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 | by Damski, Zbigniew
(Operation Worek) (1979, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
ISBN 831106329X
Paperback, 136 pages, no illustrations
Description: History of Polish submarines in the September 1939 campaign against Nazi Germany, plans for defensive operation "Worek" (meaning "Sack" or "Bag" in En ...
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 | by Damski, Zbigniew
(ORP Orzel) (2000, Bellona)
ISBN 8311091064
Hardcover, 238 pages, photos
Description: Another rendition of the history of the most famous Polish sub, this time a much diluted version of the Pertek’s splendid opus. Imitation is a since ...
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 | by Biskupski, Stanislaw
(ORP Orzel Is Lost) (1958, Nasza Ksiegarnia Warszawa)
Paperback, 218 pages, one map, one photo
Description: Dramatized story of the epic Baltic escape of the Orzel and her later British patrols, including the sinking of Rio de Janeiro off Oslo on 8 Apr, 1940 ...
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 | by Nowak, Jan
(Doenitz’s Last Ditch Weapon) (1960, Wydawnictwo Morskie, Gdynia)
Paperback, 72 pages, some sketches, maps, and photos, color diagrams of Neger, Biber and Seehund
Description: History of the Marinekleinmittel – German "human torpedoes" and miniature submersibles in the closing stage of WWII.
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 | by Damski, Zbigniew
(Gryf’s Last Watch) (1975, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
Paperback, 135 pages
Description: Polish minelayer ORP Gryf was the Polish Navy’s biggest and most powerfully armed ship, yet in 1939 it was left behind as unsuitable for oceangoing ...
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| by Higgins, Jack
(Storm warning) (1991, Wydawnictwo Amber)
ISBN 8385423001
Paperback, 224 pages
Description: A U-boat appears briefly in this book. The commander of this U-boat is
one of the main characters in the book. After his capture and subsequent
esca ...
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| by Müllenheim-Rechberg, Burkard
(Battleship Bismarck) (2000, Wydawnictwo FINNA)
ISBN 8390507382
Hardcover
Description: The history of the famous battleship Bismarck written by a survivor.
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 | by Kierzkowski, Stanislaw
(Baltic Guerillas) (1988, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
ISBN 831107576X
Paperback, 128 pages, no illustrations
Description: Propaganda-tinted history of the Soviet Red Banner Baltic Fleet’s submarine force during World War II in the Baltic.
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 | by Damski, Zbigniew
(Periscope up) (1972, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
Paperback, 136 pages, no illustrations
Description: Mediterranean campaigns of Polish submarines Sokol and Dzik in 1942-1944.
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 | by Pertek, Jerzy
(Under the Polish Ensign in the West 1939-1945) (1957, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
Paperback, 64 pages, many photos
Description: Brief notes on Polish men-of-war fighting in the West, including the subs: Wilk, Orzel, Jastrzab, Sokol and Dzik.
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 | by Smolis, Stefan
(Underwater Diversionary Weapons) (1974, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
Paperback, 152 pages, photos, diagrams
Description: A history of the military submersibles smaller than a regular submarine. Operational use of the human-torpedoes, miniature subs, assault launches and ...
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 | by Jegorow, Gieorgij
(Submariner Watch) (1988, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
ISBN 8311075840
Paperback, 336 pages, 16 pages of photos
Description: Interesting, though sadly very vague memories of a Soviet submariner, serving on Schch, M and L-Class as well as on a captured Typu IXC/40 U-1231 (N26 ...
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 | by Josseliani, Jaroslaw
(Underwater War) (1961, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
Paperback, 357 pages, no illustrations
Description: Slightly less propaganda-smelling version of Josseliani’s memories, centered around World War II, including his service on Schch, M, and S-Class Sov ...
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 | by Nowak ,Jan
(Underwater Chariots) (1960, Wydawnictwo Morskie Gdynia)
Paperback, 86 pages
Description: A story of the British swimmer delivery vehicles, the Chariots, and their operations during World War II.
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 | by Perepeczko, Andrzej
(Underwater Commandos) (1994, Oskar Gdansk)
ISBN 8386181117
Paperback, 246 pages, photos and diagrams
Description: The initial version of the much improved Commandos of the Deep, with focus on human torpedoes.
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 | by Macintyre, Donald
(U-boat Killer) (1977, Wydawnictwo Morskie, Gdañsk)
Paperback, 206 pages
Description: U-boat action from the destroyer's point of view. Very interesting and well-written memoir by the commander of the HMS Walker, the British destroyer w ...
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 | by Pertek, Jerzy
(Polish Underwater Pioneers) (1964, Wydawnictwo Morskie Gdynia)
Paperback, 64 pages, some drawings
Description: Forgotten and sometimes ignored Polish pioneers of the submersibles: Hoffman, who had a hand Fulton’s Nautilus, Drzewiecki, who gave Russia their fi ...
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 | by Ciesielski, Czeslaw, Pater, Walter, and Przybylski, Jerzy
(The Polish Navy 1918-1980, A Historical Outline)
Zarys dziejów (1992, Bellona)
ISBN 83110822022
Paperback, 432 pages, maps, photos, tables
Description: A history of the Polish Navy from its beginning in 1918 up to the 1980s. Polish submarines and submariners decently covered, although no stunning disc ...
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| by Dyskant, Józef Wieslaw
(Polish Navy in 1939. Part 1: Before the War)
W przededniu wojny (2003, AJ Press)
Hardcover, 200 pages, 199 b&w photos, 4 schemes, 6 drawings, 4 maps
Description: 1939 was a special year for Polish Navy. A time of ordeal came for sea and river fleets. First part of the book is devoted to pre-war period: preparat ...
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 | by Ordon, Stanislaw
(Polish Navy 1918-39. Economic and Legal Issues)
Problemy prawne i ekonomiczne (1966, Wydawnictwo Morskie Gdynia)
Hardcover, 312 pages, photos, tables
Description: Kitchen table approach to the Polish Navy history between the wars. Of interest to sub buffs: turbulent history of the public tender for the mine-layi ...
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| by Krol, Waclaw
(Polish air force divisions in Great Britain, 1940-1945) (1990, Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej, Warszawa)
ISBN 8311076952
341 pages, photos, maps
Description: Includes a chapter dedicated to RAF Sqdn 304 (Polish) which attacked U-boats in that war. Many attacks are described in detail. First published 1976.
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 | by Rudzki, Czeslaw
(Polish Submarines 1926-1969) (1985, Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej, Warszawa)
ISBN 8311071594
214 pages, photos
Description: Covers U-boat attacks on Polish submarines in the Baltic Sea, the ramming of U-102 by Wilk, and the Jastrzab case. Also provides an overview of Polish ...
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 | by Treadwell, Terry
(Airstrike from beneath the sea)
Historia podwodnych lotniskowcow (2002, A.J. Press, Gdansk)
ISBN 8372371075
Hardcover, 188 pages, numerous b&w photos and sketches
Description: Story of submarine based aircraft since WW1 and first pioneers, till 1950s. Covers the submarine aircraft carriers of all countries, including British ...
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 | by Guzowski, Andrzej
(Seen Through the Periscope) (1997, Polish Naval Academy, Gdynia)
Paperback, 93 pages, several illustrations
Description: Submariner stories and reminiscences of Lt Andrzej Guzowski, torpedo officer of unlucky ORP Jastrzab (including his version of events on board the sub ...
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 | by MacKay, Scott
(A Friend In Barcelona) (1998, Wydawnictwo Adamski i Bieliñski)
Hardcover, no illustrations
Description: Novel, partly based on the U-570 story. During a heavy depth charging the crew rebels against the officers and a revolutionary Type XXI U-3007 is bein ...
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 | by Twardowski, Marek
(K-Class Soviet Submarine) (1990, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
ISBN 8311078645
Paperback, 16 pages, photos, color diagrams and artwork with paint schemes
Description: Design, construction and operational history of the K-Class XIV Series Soviet submarine cruisers, 1940-60.
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 | by Wilczek, Wojciech
(Journey of the Lonely Squadron) (1978, Wydawnictwo MON, Warszawa)
Paperback, 132 pages, no illustrations, one route map
Description: In 1942 the Soviet Fleet command realized that there were too many submarines in the Pacific, and too few ocean-going boats in the Arctic. To redress ...
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 | by Piwowonski, Jan
(Sharks of the Pacific) (1959, Wydawnictwo Morskie, Gdynia)
Paperback, 64 pages, some sketches, maps, and photos
Description: American submariner stories from the Pacific war against Japanese shipping.
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 | by Szubañski, Rajmund
(Alone against the Kriegsmarine) (1984, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
ISBN 8311070474
Paperback, 143 pages
Description: Fascinating story of the British-supported blockade runners – Danish and other Scandinavian ships, smuggling Swedish-made ball bearings from Sweden ...
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 | by Benedyczak, Waldemar
(Lone Warriors) (1995, Wydawnictwo Lampart)
ISBN 8390255499
Paperback, 232 pages, numerous maps, diagrams and photos, some previously unpublished
Description: Miniature submarines and manned torpedoes of World War II, technical and technological development with operational history of Italian, British, Japan ...
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 | by Mulligan, Timothy P.
(Lone Wolf)
Zycie i smierc asa U-Bootow Wernera Henke (1999, Finna)
ISBN 8390507358
Description: The author chose a tricky subject to explore in this work. Henke's personality is difficult to understand from his actions, and the situation is comp ...
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| by Skwiot, Miroslaw
(Shokaku / Zuikaku) (1995, A.J. Press, Gdansk)
Paperback, about 48 pages, many pictures and lots of scale drawings
Description: About the Japanese aircraft carriers Shokaku and Zuikaku. Monografie Morskie MM#3.
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 | by Reeman, Douglas
(Surface With Daring) (1992, Wydawnictwo TORUS)
ISBN 8385786007
Paperback, 288 pages
Description: A war novel about the fictitious yet heroic deeds of British X-Craft in Norway, 1944.
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 | by Biskupski, Stanislaw
(Falcons of the Seven Seas) (1972, Nasza Ksiegarnia Warszawa)
Paperback, 210 pages, no maps or photos
Description: Dramatized story of the Mediterranean patrols of the ORP Sokol (Polish for Falcon, hence the Falcons in the title) within the Maltese 10 (S) Squadron ...
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 | by Brodzinski, Wieslaw and Stepien, Tadeusz
(SOS Laconia) (1986, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
ISBN 8311072973
Paperback, 112 pages, no illustrations
Description: U-Boat war history with a stress on anti-German propaganda cruelty stories, illustrated with the Laconia affair, and with Triton-Null as a proof of th ...
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 | by Zatiejew Mikolaj
(SOS From the Deep: Memoirs of a Submarine Captain)
Wspomnienia dowódcy okretu podwodnego (2000, Bellona)
ISBN 8311091277
Paperback, 188 pages, no maps or illustrations
Description: Soviet submariner’s memories from his service on diesel subs and the K-19 SSN during a steam plant casualty, causing many deaths from radiation, cov ...
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 | by Kennedy, William P.
(SS Lusitania) (1997, Wydawnictwo Adamski i Bieliñski)
ISBN 8385593829
Hardcover
Description: Novel, exposing a conspiracy theory behind the sinking of Lusitania, with Winston Churchill casted as a chief blackhat, conspiring to single out the I ...
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 | by Zukowski, Olgierd
(Steel Sharks: A History and Description of Submarines)
Krótka historja i opis lodzi podwodnych (1931, WINW Warszawa)
Paperback, 88 pages, photos and b&w artwork
Description: Brief history, technical and tactical information on submarines and their weapons, together with WW1 tactics, including a photo of a special submarine ...
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 | by Bernatt, Stanislaw
(Steel Coffins) (1958, Wydawnictwo Morskie Gdynia)
Paperback, 32 pages, numerous photos and diagrams
Description: A story of two almost simultaneously performed submarine rescue operations: the semi-successful one on USS Squalus and the tragedy of incompetence on ...
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| by Paterson, Lawrence
(Hitler's Grey Wolves: U-boats in the Indian Ocean) (2005, L&L)
ISBN 8388595830
Hardcover, 264 pages, over 50 photos, a few maps
Description: The book is about u-boats operations in the Indian Ocean from 1943 to end of the war.
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| by Platow Leonid
(Mysterious Submarine) (1974, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
Paperback, 615 pages, no illustrations
Description: World War II novel about heroic Soviet ASW vessel, sunk by phantom U-boat, which took its commander a POW. Waste of time.
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 | by Nowak, Jan
(Tirpitz – The Beginning of the End) (1960, Wydawnictwo Morskie Gdynia)
Paperback, 76 pages, photos, maps, diagrams
Description: History of the British X-Craft and Welman attacks on Tirpitz, XE sub sectional diagram.
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 | by Komorowski, Antoni
(French M1924V 550 mm torpedo) (1985, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
ISBN 831107107
Paperback, 16 pages, many photos and color plates
Description: History and technical description of the French torpedo used by the Polish Navy in both surface and submarine versions, 1925-39.
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 | by Marczak, Jan
(Caliber 533 mm steam torpedo) (1974, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
Paperback, 16 pages, many photos, drawings and color plates
Description: Torpedo history with the technical description of the Soviet M53-38 for the Whiskey-Class sub. Covers 1870-1960.
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 | by Romanowski, Boleslaw
(Torpedo on target!) (1997, Oficyna wydawnicza)
ISBN 8390507323
391 pages
Description: The author, a famous Polish submarine commander, recounts his adventures in this book, which covers the Wilk incident, the Jastrzab incident, and the ...
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 | by Komorowski, Antoni and Kulis, Jerzy
(Torpedoes) (1977, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
Paperback, 175 pages, sketches, diagrams and photos
Description: History of torpedo weapons from the early days of Luppis in Fiume till the Subroc days with elements of employment tactics.
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 | by Wilczek, Wojciech
(Torpedoes among the Ice) (1976, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
Paperback, 126 pages, 1 map
Description: White Sea Flotilla of the Soviet Northern Fleet operations during World War II. Convoy work, ASW operations (incl. sinking of Oblt z.S. L. Frank's U-3 ...
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(Torpedoes, Torpedo Boats and Submersibles) (1918, Ksiegarnia Ludwika Fiszera Lodz)
Paperback, 64 pages, 13 diagrams and artwork
Description: Arguably the oldest Polish technical book on submarines, a remarkably sober for the era outline of the pioneer submarine era with astonishing technica ...
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 | by Dyjeta, Henryk
(Third Torpedo) (1973, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
Paperback, 102 pages, no illustrations
Description: A true story of sinking and subsequent remarkable journey by a Polish merchant marine officer. On August 6, 1942 Kptl Friedrich Markworth's U-66 sank ...
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| by Follett, James
(U-700) (1993, Aramis)
Description: Novelization of the capture of U-570 and the attempt of the IWO to sink the surrendered vessel after his escape from a prison camp. Otto Kretschmer pl ...
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 | by Trojca, Waldemar
(U-boats 1939-1945, Part 4) (1999, A.J. Press, Gdansk)
ISBN 8386208899
Paperback, 80 pages, numerous b&w photos, paint schemes, maps and sketches, insert with an A0 plan and sections of the XXI boat in 1:100th scale
Description: Fourth part of the German submarine forces profile, with emphasis on new Electro-Boote, the Type XXI and XXIII, as well as Walter prototypes.
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 | by Trojca, Waldemar
(U-boats 1939-1945) (A.J. Press, Gdansk)
A4 size, 96 pages + cover, 128 b&w photos, 4 color plates including cover, 14 pages of drawings
Description: First (of four) part series on German II WW submarines. Includes technical data and fates of every U-boat, its captains and crews. First book describe ...
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 | by Trojca, Waldemar
(U-boats 1939-1945) (A.J. Press, Gdansk)
A4 size, 72 pages + cover + 2 pages in A3 size + insertion in B2 size, 111 b&w photos, 4 color plates including cover, 2 folded pages of drawings in A3 size, 4 pages of drawings on insertion, 10 additional drawings, 4 maps, 6 tables
Description: Second part of this encyclopedic study of the German U-Boat forces in World War II contains detailed descriptions of developed versions of type VII U- ...
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 | by Trojca, Waldemar
(U-boats 1939-1945) (A.J. Press, Gdansk)
A4 size, 100 pages + cover + insertion in A1 size, 201 b&w photos, 3 color plates including cover, 2 pages of drawings (insertion), 24 drawings illustrating text, 7 tables
Description: Third part of the encyclopedic book about German World War II U-Bootwaffe contains description of production and development of U-boats in 1943 - May ...
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 | by Glebowicz, Witold
(U-boats and their crews) (Wydawnictwo Lampart)
ISBN 8386776293
86 pages, 89 b&w photos, 17 color photos
Description: This book describes life in the U-boot-waffe, both on patrol and during shore leave, plus a short history of this arm of the Kriegsmarine.
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 | by Perepeczko, Andrzej
(First World War U-Boats) (2000, Wydawnictwo Lampart)
ISBN 838677651X
Hardcover, 469 pages, photos, maps, silhouettes of the sunken warships, tables
Description: Haphazard, but nevertheless pioneer in Poland operational history of the Kaiser U-Boats during WW1.
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| by Krutein, Eva
(Escape from Gdansk) (1999, Agencja Wydawnicza, Warsaw)
ISBN 8386245492
Paperback, 270 pages
Description: In the last months of World War II, the Baltic Sea was infested with Soviet submarines targeting German refugee ships. Eva's War is a powerful tale of ...
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 | by Biskupski Stanislaw
(Periscope Sighted!) (1965, Wiedza Powszechna Warszawa)
Paperback
Description: Fireside stories from the deep; history and functioning principles of the submarine from Bushnell’s Turtle up to USS Nautilus with a hefty load of P ...
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 | by O'Kane, Richard
(Wahoo: The Patrols of the America’s Most Famous WW2 Submarine) (2001, Finna Gdansk)
ISBN 8391458733
Hardcover, 488 pages, 16 pages of b&w photos
Description: Dick O’Kane’s classic memoir of his early war days on board USS Wahoo in five patrols under Pinky Kennedy and Mush Morton.
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 | by Pertek, Jerzy
(Great days of a little navy) (1981, Wydawnictwo Poznañskie, Poznañ)
ISBN 832100542X
622 pages, photos, maps
Description: Book about the Polish Navy during World War II. Some anti- U-boat operations are well-described, for example the sinking of U-407 and U-249. Original ...
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 | by Kaplan, Philip and Currie, Jack
(Wolfpack)
U-Booty w II wojnie swiatowej (1999, Amber Warszawa)
ISBN 8371699638
Hardcover, 240 pages, maps, artwork, color and b&w photos, diagrams
Description: Mainly a pictorial history, lots of photos, but also paintings. Includes "then and now" pictures of the sub pens and the preserved boats.
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 | by Robertson, Terence
(Wolf of the Atlantic: Biography of Otto Kretschmer)
Biografia Otto Kretschmera (2001, Finna Gdansk)
ISBN 8391458709
Hardcover, 375 pages, 16 pages of photos, no maps
Description: Covers Kretschmer's career in the U-boat arm and as a prisoner of war in England and Canada.
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 | by Damski, Zbigniew
(Wilk on the Warpath) (1989, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
ISBN 8311077444
Paperback, 128 pages, no illustrations
Description: History of the Polish submarine Wilk (Wolf) during World War II.
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 | by Kosiarz, Edmund
(War in the Baltic, 1939) (1988, Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, Gdansk)
ISBN 8303021605
414 pages, photos
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 | by Wheeler, Keith
(Submarine War in the Pacific) (2000, Amber Warszawa)
ISBN 837245518X
Hardcover, 208 pages, photo album
Description: Describes technical development and tactics evolution of both the prewar American and Japanese submarines, and their subsequent operational use and ac ...
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 | by Vause, Jordan
(Wolfgang Lüth. U-Boat Ace) (2002, Finna Gdansk)
ISBN 8391458776
Hardcover, 240 pages, 24 pages of b&w photos and maps
Description: A study of the highly-decorated and controversial U-boat commander.
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 | by Perepeczko, Andrzej
(XE 3 Attacks) (1970, Wydawnictwo Morskie Gdynia)
Paperback, 64 pages, photos, maps
Description: XE-3's attack on Takao in Singapore in 1945.
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 | by Josseliani, Jaroslaw
(From the diaries of a submariner) (1954, Wydawnictwo MON Warszawa)
Hardcover, 275 pages, no maps, some artwork
Description: Much propaganda-tinted memories of the life and service of the Soviet submariner, 1917-45.
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 | by Werner, Herbert
(Iron Coffins) (2002, Wydawnictwo Finna Gdynia)
ISBN 8391458741
Hardcover, 470 pages, 16 pages of b&w photos
Description: Herbert A. Werner was the Commander of U-415 and U-953. This book tells the story of his wartime career, including his service on U-557 and U-230 as w ...
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| by Reeman, Douglas
(The Iron Pirate) (1996, Wydawnictwo EM)
ISBN 8386396350
Description: In the summer of 1944, a German heavy cruiser receives the order to attack and destroy enemy shipping in the Atlantic. An admiral arrives on board wit ...
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