The U Boat Commanders Handbook

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

Fantastic U-boat reference manual, 2010-03-30
I do have many German WW2 translated manuals in my collection but this one is something totally different.I like how they teach you to be a more successful U-Boat commander with tips that can save your crew and yourself from becoming fish food.I also use this as a training manual for my gaming example Silent Hunter III and soon V and it works pretty good.For example when destroyer come after me I dive down to 21 meters and 1/3 ahead on silent run usually the destroyer and corvettes just go over me and pass.Phew that was close.Well worth the few bucks.I enjoy it immensely. br / br /Abel da Silva

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

AMAZING Book, but not for everyone, 2006-11-09
The U-Boat Commander's Handbook is a HANDBOOK. Don't expect a historical narrative here, but as long as you understand that this is a technical manual about every tactic to be used in almost every situation conceivable for a U-Boat commander in 1943, and thats what you are looking to read, it is AMAZING. br / br /Pictures have been added, as well as a forward and a dedication, however other than that, the book is a complete diplication of the 1943 Handbook. br / br /I highly recommend this very rare purchase for all enthusiasts of the U-Boat war and the Battle for the Atlantic. br / br /Who knows, it may even improve you game in Silent Hunter 3 if you are into that. br / br /Speical thanks to Amazon for carrying this particular item as I couln't find it elsewhere.

0 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

Did not hold my interest, 2006-07-26
Book was written as a primer for the Uboat commander. I have read many books about the Uboat war and thought that this book would give me some insight into the Uboat commanders' thinking and training, but found the book very boring. br /Save your money

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

An interesting book for U-Boat simmers, 2006-03-10
This handbook is a wartime translation of the official handbook of German U-boat commanders: it explain tactics and reveals a lot of technical details about submarine war in WWII, but some passages apears difficult to understand without a specific background (also because the translation is not up-to-date with current terminolgy). I think that some footnotes could resolve the problem. br /The edition quality is poor (for example a page is duplicated) and it seems that original illustrations have been omitted, but the book contains some nice photos of a Type VII interiors and some action shots of Atlantic war episodes. br /I think it would be very interesting for "Silent Hunter III" players, even if there are not so many concepts suitable for a simulation.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

An interesting historic document, 2005-10-03
It's a real interesting historic document about u-boot tactics (navigation, attack, escape). br /This book is a summa of all the rules employed by u-boot captains that guaranteed them many successes in their oceanic patrols, developed by German Navy on the experiences in WWI and in the beginnings of WWII. br /It has been used by italian navy too (see "Uomini sul fondo" by Giorgio Giorgerini).