German Navy, ocean going U-Boats 378, 552,347,
Type VII U-Boats and Type IX U-Boats in fine art naval prints.
U269 had been commissioned in July 1942 and now belonged to the 6th
U-Boat Flotilla based at the occupied French port of St Nazaire. Sea
trials of new equipment during April and May 1944 had resulted in U269
moving to the port of Brest and it was from here that her commander
Oberleutnant Georg Uhl, began a patrol on 6th June. In the early hours of
the morning of 11th June U269 was detected on the surface by Liberators
radar approximately six miles away. The aircraft, commanded by F/L J
Posnett, made visual contact shortly afterwards and began a depth charge
attack during which time she wasa engaged by 20mm and 37mm anti-aircraft
fire from the submarine. The Liberator's outer starboard engine was hit as
was the fuselage and some control surfaces. The damage was sufficient to
prevent all but one of the depth charges from releasing and the U-Boat
sustained no damage.
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U-552 A Lonely Vigil by Robert Barbour.
U-552 heads for home on the surface at sunset in the Atlantic- Summer 1943.
Item Code : DHM0759
U-552 A Lonely Vigil by Robert Barbour. - Editions Available
The nine year life of the Flotilla makes for fascinating reading in this meticulously researched work. Many of its captains such as Otto Kretschmer, Erich Topp and Reinhard Suhren remain legendary figures today. Operations undertaken were as diverse as they were geographically spread. This account goes right to the heart of U-Boat warfare and gives a detailed insight into the men, equipment, strengths and weaknesses, successes and failures of an elite force which, while feared by its enemies, was also grudgingly respected.
Item Code : NMP9157
First U-Boat Flotilla by Lawrence Paterson. - Editions Available
German U-Boats played a central role in offensive operations across the worlds oceans during the Second World War and could have brought Britain to the brink of capitulation. To support his deadly undersea fleet, Hitler ordered monolithic bunkers to be constructed at strategically crucial sites, designed to withstand the most aggressive attack from Allied forces. This is the first comprehensive guide in English to examine the bases in detail. Each of the sites is explored, showing how and why it was built, from the design and materials used in the bunkers and their strategic importance to the success of German U-boat missions, to the conditions faced by the workers involved in the mammoth operation. The author has visited many of the sites in France, Germany and Norway, and uncovered previously unpublished accounts, to detail the exact purpose of each base and reveal important new information about what remains at some of the most closely guarded sites. With concrete ceilings at leas.........
Robert Taylors painting protrays the renowned defiance of the U-Boat crews. Caught on the surface by a PBY Catalina the gun crews of a type VIIc U-Boat are quickly into action. The 3.7cm anti-aircraft gun is hurriedly reloaded while on the upper platform the two 2cm anti-aircraft twins take chunks out of the Catalinas tail - enough damage to secure a respite from the attack. Soon they will dive to relative safety beneath the Atlantic swell.
Item Code : DHM2119
Against All Odds by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available
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Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939-45 (1) by Gordon Williamson.
This, the first of two volumes on Germanys World War II U-boats, traces their development from the early U-boats of the Kaisers Navy, through the prohibition on German submarines following the Armistice in 1918 and the subsequent Treaty of Versailles, their secret development through a cover-firm in Holland, culminating in the formation of the 1st U-boat Flotilla in 1935 with the modern Type II. The operational history section includes examples from the Type VIIA, Type VIIB, VIID, VIIE and VIIF Classes before concentrating on the mainstay of the U-boat arm, the Type VIIC. Comparisons are also made with the standard allied submarines, their strengths, weaknesses and U-boat tactics.
Item Code : NV0051
Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939-45 (1) by Gordon Williamson. - Editions Available
17th February 1943, U-201 with U-69 were ordered to intercept the westbound convoy ONS165. With fuel low U-201 was eventually forced to surface following a depth charge attack and rammed by the Destroyer HMS Fame.
Item Code : DHM0969
U-201 Deadly Chase by Anthony Saunders. - Editions Available
U-Boat 977 - The U-Boat that Escaped to Argentina by Heinz Schaeffer.
U-boat 977 was the German submarine that escaped to Argentina at the end of World War Two. This epic journey started from Bergen in Norway, where in April 1945 it was temporarily based, and took three and a half months to complete. Because of continuing Allied naval activity the commander decided to make the first part of the journey under water. Before surfacing near the west coast of Africa U-977 had spent a remarkable sixty-six days submerged! It was inevitable that when U-977s journey and escape to Argentina and its port of Mar del Plata became known it would be the centre of rumour and theory. Why did U-977 make this long journey of escape when, for Germany, the war was over? Was it because it was carrying Nazi gold to continue the fight? Were escaping Nazi leaders on board? Was Hitler on board? The stories were many and for years, after the end of WWII provided material for novelists, film-makers and historians alike. Heinz Schaeffer, the commander of U-977, has written a full .........
The German Submarine War 1914 - 1918 by R H Gibson and Maurice Prendergast.
German submarine operations in the First World War had an inauspicious start, with the Uboats having apparently no role to play in the war at sea. However by February 1915 their task was clear: a blockade of the United Kingdom. This important book contains a complete history of the German Uboat campaign throughout the First World War and shows in great detail how great the threat to the Atlantic logistics and, later, personnel traffic was. The British Admiralty failed to appreciate this threat, and the Germans took full advantage of this, until the convoy system was finally applied in 1917, on the insistence of British Prime Minister Lloyd George. Importantly the book gives details of both overall strategy and individual boat tactics, and is one of the few such books generally available. In addition appendices look at the success of the convoy system and give a history of German submarine design 1904-1914. There are also details of German submarine construction and losses, German Ac.........
The Type VII U-Boat became the standard design for German submarine warfare during the Second World War, sometimes hunting in packs, but more often alone. This Type VIIC has just claimed another victim, surfacing under the cover of night to observe the fiery demise of another victim.
Kapitänleutnant Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière, U-35 by Ivan Berryman.
U-35 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière, the all time most successful u-boat captain sinking 194 ships, many of which were sunk by the u-boats 88mm deck gun.
Item Code : B0317
Kapitänleutnant Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière, U-35 by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available
Depth Charge Attack by Jason Askew. (P) - Editions Available
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Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939-45 (2) by Gordon Williamson.
This title follows the New Vanguard 51: Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939-45 (1) and charts the continuing development of the U-boat in German service, including the evolution of the Type IX as a long range cruiser intended for solo operations in distant waters. Also covered is the revolutionary Type XXI, conceived in 1942 and launched in April 1944. The first true submarine rather than submersible, the Type XXIs arrival was just too late to influence the war. Other vessels featured are the Type XXIII, a technically advanced small vessel armed with only two torpedoes, and the Type X minelayers, which were more often used as supply boats than in their intended role.
Item Code : NV0055
Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939-45 (2) by Gordon Williamson. - Editions Available
On 20th October 1943, Wildcat and Avenger aircraft from the Carrier US Core, on patrol north of the Azores, surprised U378, a type VIIC U-boat which had been active in that area. The element of surprise was so complete that the submarines guns remained unmanned throughout the action.
Item Code : DHM0760
The Element of Surprise by Robert Barbour. - Editions Available
Kapitanleutnant zur See Friedrich Christiansen by Ivan Berryman.
During a patrol on 6th July 1918, Christiansen spotted a British submarine on the surface of the Thames Estuary. He immediately turned and put his Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 floatplane into an attacking dive, raking the submarine C.25 with machine gun fire, killing the captain and five other crewmen. This victory was added to his personal tally, bringing his score to 13 kills by the end of the war, even though the submarine managed to limp back to safety. Christiansen survived the war and went on to work as a pilot for the Dornier company, notably flying the giant Dornier Do.X on its inaugural flight to New York in 1930. He died in 1972, aged 93.
Item Code : DHM1672
Kapitanleutnant zur See Friedrich Christiansen by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available
Portrayed in the southern lock at the French port of Saint Nazaire during the Autumn of 1941 are from left: U552, commanded by Kapitanleutnant Erich Topp, U567, commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Engelbert Endrass and U93, commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Horst Elfe. Saint Nazaire was home for two U-boat flotillas: 7. U-Flotille, the Wegener Flotilla and 6.U-Flotille, the Hundius Flotilla. It produced some of the top U-boat commanders including Topp, Endrass, Prien and Kretschmer. The base reached a peak of activity in mid 1943, however, by the end of the war the entire port had been flattened by the allied air forces. The only buildings to survive the onslaught were the bomb proof U-bunkers which can still be seen to this day.
Item Code : DHM1089
Wolves at Saint Nazaire by Anthony Saunders. - Editions Available
A type VIIC U-boat of the German navys 6th-7th Flotilla slowly manouevres within the confines of the Saint Nazaire submarine pens. The type VIIC was armed with 4 torpedo tubes in the bow and one in the stern, and had a range of patrol of approximately 9,700 nautical miles.
Item Code : DHM0763
Time to Go by Robert Barbour. - Editions Available
Germanys U-boat fleet had almost brought Britain to its knees in the First World war, twenty years later the story was very similar. the German U-boat arm came perilously close to cutting the lifeline that crossed the Atlantic between North America and Britain. in the early years of the war Donitz realised that keeping his U-boats at sea for as long as possible would greatly increase their chances of success. here U-93 (left) and U-94 take fuel from the auxiliary cruiser Kormoran whilst in the mid-Atlantic during 1941
Item Code : DHM1285
Dawn Rendezvous by Anthony Saunders. - Editions Available
The Scharnhorst is pictured in 1939 when she and her sister ship Gneisenau menacingly prowled the North Atlantic. She is shown at dawn as two type VII U-Boats glide towards her for a friendly rendezvous and to take on much needed supplies, as well as a few of the luxuries that the tiny u-boats were simply too small to carry.
Item Code : DHM1004
Atlantic Comrades by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available
U-Boat Bases and Bunkers 1941 - 45 by Gordon Williamson
Few of the massive military structures built by Germany during World War II are as impressive as the U-Boat bases and bunkers in Germany, Norway and France. This title takes a close look at the formidable edifices built on the French coast (Brest, Lorient, St Nazaire, La Pallice, Bordeaux) in Norway (Bergen, Trondheim) and Germany (Kiel, Hamburg, Helgoland) and also focuses on the huge Valentin factory complex at Bremen, which manufactured the new type XXI electro-boats. Bunker protective systems, such as camouflage, light and heavy flak installations and nearby air cover, are also examined, as well as resident flotillas and the fate of the bases at wars end.
Item Code : FS0003
U-Boat Bases and Bunkers 1941 - 45 by Gordon Williamson - Editions Available
U-203 Under Cover of Darkness by Anthony Saunders.
October 1941, U203 approaches her mooring on the western bank at the French port of Brest. Her fate would be sealed by depth charges from the destroyer HMS Pathfinder and aircraft from the escort carrier HMS Biter while attacking the convoy ONS 4 south of Greenland on April 25th 1943.
Item Code : DHM0853
U-203 Under Cover of Darkness by Anthony Saunders. - Editions Available
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