Hitler's 'Wonder' U-Boats: The Birth of the Cold War's Hunter-Killer Submarines

by Jak P Mallmann Showell and Jak P. Mallmann Showell

Launched during the last days of the Third Reich in an attempt to restart the Battle of the Atlantic, the majority of the revolutionary Electro-U-boats never saw action. Instead, they became the forebears of the Cold War's much dreaded hunter-killer submarines.

Slotted in among the highly technical information in the German U-boat Museum were some fascinating personal logbook annotations from men who served in these boats. These non-technical,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526724804
• ISBN13: 9781526724809
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"