U-BOAT CENTURY

German submarine warfare, 1906-2006. The U-boat was one of the most potent weapons of the 20th Century. In this book commemorating one hundred years of German submarine building, Jak Mallmann Showell explains how it was developed and then deployed to wreak havoc in two World Wars. This is not a dry technical book but a work that looks behind the scenes at the men who built and fought in them. While the boats themselves are described, a broader picture is painted of life in the U-boat arm. Weapons systems, operational areas, bases, builders and fleet organisation are covered, and as well as dealing with the war eras, the author covers today's German navy and brings the story up to date and covers the third, latest, generation of U-boats.