This book was initially produced for the SubCon 1995, the revised 2007 (forth) edition is the latest guide to German and Swedish designed and built submarines operated by more than twenty navies. With over 170 photographs, this book tells the fascinating story behind the development of the modern non-nuclear submarine and introduces the reader to the outstanding new 212A, 214 and Gotland class …
Battle groups were key men taken from their units and thrown together to form crack storm troops. The author here relates the action of these groups from the opening shots in 1939 through all theatres until the final collapse in 1945. The book should offer an insight into the heart of the war.