Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939 45 (1)

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, culminating in the formation of the 1st U-boat Flotilla in 1935 with the modern Type II.

Gordon Williamson explores key moments in the U-boats'' history, such as the prohibition on Germany having U-boats following the Armistice in 1918 and the subsequent Treaty o...