The Battle of the Atlantic was one of the most savage and strategically significant campaigns of World War II: 28,000 out of 39,000 men in the German U-boat force disappeared beneath the waves. Herbert A. Werner, one of the few surviving German U-boat commanders, served on five submarines from 1941 to 1945. From the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, from the English Channel to the North Sea, he takes the reader with him through the triumphant years of 1941 and 1942, when German U-boats nearly strangled England, to the apocalyptic final years of destruction, disillusionment, and defeat.364 Pages. ... View More...
This short history is the result of approximately twenty-five years research by both authors, who are husband and wife. During their travels, from California to Florida and from Texas to Washington D.C., we gathered information, visited and corresponded with many, and were fortunate to be able to go to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, to further search for ancestral information. During our search we have discovered both saints and sinners and any history not recognizing this is incomplete and our primary goal being to provide a reference source for others. 368 Pages. @ View More...
