U-BOAT WAR PATROL (Pbk)

The hidden photographic diary of "U-564". This unique book provides a complete photographic history of the trials and successes of a single U-boat patrol commanded by the legendary and controversial U-boat ace, Reinhard "Teddy" Suhren. Taken during the summer of 1942 by an onboard war correspondent, the photographs were "liberated" from "U-564"'s concrete pen in Brest in 1945 and subsequently lay in a shoebox under a bed for the best part of sixty years. Now, through the painstaking research of Lawrence Paterson and the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, they are to be published for the first time. Paterson has meticulously pieced together the stories of Suhren and "U-564", providing detailed accompanying captions to reveal new insights into the history of both the boat, her crew and their illustrious and much-loved commander, as the Kriegsmarine teetered on the verge of what turned out to be its ultimate downfall. * U-boat action in the Atlantic and Caribbean * Features other famous U-boats and their commanders * Includes photographs of controversial U-boat commander "Teddy" Suhren.