Gaines, C.P. & Miles, E.E. (2001) Last Convoy to Europe. iUniverse.com. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Gallery, D.V. (2001) Twenty Million Tons Under the Sea. Naval Inst Pr. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Gannon, M. (1990) Operation Drumbeat. Harper & Row. [Account of the second "Happy Time", when U-boats tore into merchant shipping off the coast of the United States.] Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Gannon, M. (1998) Black May. HarperCollins. [May 1943 was the turning point in the Battle of the Atlantic and the beginning of the end for the U-boats. Leading historian tells the story.] Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Gardner, W.J.R. (1999) Decoding History: The Battle of the Atlantic and Ultra. Naval Institute Press. Amazon.com German, T. (1992) The Sea is at Our Gates: The History of the Canadian Navy. McClelland & Steward. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Gibbings, P. (1997) Weep for me, Comrade. Minerva. [The sinking of HMS Courageous by Otto Schuhart's U-29 is described, drawing on official records, the U-boat diary, survivors' accounts and an interview with Schuhart. The author's father was killed in the action.] Amazon.co.uk Gibson, C.D. (1992) The Ordeal of Convoy NY119. Ensign Press. Amazon.com Giese, O. & Wise, J.E. (1994) Shooting the War: The Memoir and Photographs of a U-Boat Officer in World War II. Leo Cooper/Naval Institute Press. Amazon.com
Gilliland, C.H., Shenk, R. & Gallery, D.V. (1999) Admiral Dan Gallery: The Life and Wit of a Navy Original. Naval Institute Press. [Includes sections on the capture of U-505, now preserved in Chicago.] Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Gilpatric, G. & Jaffee, W.W. (2000) Action In the North Atlantic. Glencannon Pr. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Gleichauf, J.F. (1990) Unsung Sailors: The Naval Armed Guard in World War II. Naval Institute Press. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Golding, W. (1997) Pincher Martin. Faber. [In this 1956 novel by William Golding (author of Lord of the Flies & Nobel Prize for Literature winner), Christopher Hadley Martin, temporary Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, finds himself at the wrong end of a U-boat attack. How he reacts in his perilous situation, first in danger of drowning, then stranded on a tiny outcrop of rock in the North Atlantic, is explored by Golding. An extraordinary book that ends with a twist.] Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk. Audiobook versions are also available at Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk Goodman, S. (2001) Fighting Merchantmen. Halsgrove. Amazon.co.uk Griffin, G. (1999) An Operational Necessity. Harvill Pr. [When a German U-Boat captain orders the machine gunning of the survivors of a torpedoed freighter, he does so to safeguard his own ship and crew. There follows a relentless hunt for the submarine and finally a post-war military tribunal, in which the captain faces the freighter's only survivor. A fine, long neglected novel.] Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Groner, E. & Jung, D. (1991) German Warships 1815-1945: Vol.2 - U-boats & Mine Warfare vessels. Naval Institute Press. [Invaluable technical and historical reference work.] Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Grossmith, F.T. (1994) The Sinking of the 'Laconia': A Tragedy in the Battle of the Atlantic. P. Watkins. Amazon.co.uk Grove, E.J. ed. (1997) The Defeat of the Enemy Attack on Shipping. Ashgate. [Revised edition of Barley & Waters' Naval Staff History.] Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Gunn, G. (1999) Tramp Steamers at War. Gomer Pess. Amazon.co.uk Guske, H.F. (1996) The War Diaries of U-764: Fact or Fiction? Thomas Publications. Amazon.com Gyles, T. & Stobart, N. (1998) Deep Their Grave: Diary of a Merchant Ship & Her Crew During the Battle of the Atlantic 1942. Pod Publications. Amazon.co.uk Hadley, M. (1990) U-Boats Against Canada: German Submarines in Canadian Waters. University of Toronto Press. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Hadley, M.L. (1995) Count Not the Dead: The Popular Image of the German Submarine. McGill-Queen’s University Press. [Drawing on a study of 250 German novels, memoirs and films Hadley has provided an engrossing portrayal of the cult and culture of the U-boat arm. Comprehensive bibliography, especially of books in German.] Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Hadley, M., Huebert, R., & Crickard, F. (eds) (1997) A Nation's Navy: In Quest of Canadian Naval Identity. McGill-Queen's University Press. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Hague, A. (1998) Convoy Rescue Ships. World Ship Soc. Amazon.co.uk Hague, A. (2000) The Allied Convoy System. Chatham Publishing. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Haining, P. (2004) The Jail That Went to Sea: An Untold Story of the Battle of the Atlantic, 1941-42. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Halford, R.G. (1998) Unknown Navy : Canada's World War II Merchant Navy. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Hanley, J. (1998) The Last Voyage: And Other Stories . Harvill Press. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Hanley, J. (1999) The Ocean. Harvill Press. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Harbron, J.D. (1998) The Longest Battle: The RCN in the Atlantic 1939-45. [Picture book with excellent selection of photographs.] Amazon.com Harlan, L.R. (1996) All at Sea: Coming of Age in World War II. Univ of Illinois Press. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Harper, S. (1999) Capturing Enigma. Sutton Publishing. [The incredible story of how HMS Petard and her gallant crew seized priceless German Enigma code-books from a sinking U-boat - one of the last great untold stories of the Second World War.] Amazon.co.uk Harris, A. (1998) Tracking the Axis Enemy: The Triumph of Anglo-American Naval Intelligence. Univ. Press of Kansas. [Former naval intelligence officer recounts the contribution of the allied intelligence services during the Battle of the Atlantic.] Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Harris, B. & Boyne, W.J. (1997) The Navy Times Book of Submarines: A Political, Social and Military History. Berkley. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Harris, R. (1996) Enigma. Arrow. [Best-selling novel about the U-boat codebreakers based at Bletchley Park in England]. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk. Audiobook versions are also stocked by Amazon.com (narrated by Alan Howard), Amazon.co.uk (unabridged version narrated by Stephen Thorne) and Amazon.co.uk (abridged version). de Hartog, J. (1988) The Captain. Nautical & Aviation Pub Co. [Fictionalized account of Convoy PQ17.] Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Haskell, W.A. (1999) Shadows on the Horizon: The Battle of Convoy HX-233. Naval Institute Press. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Hay, D. (1982) War Under the Red Ensign. Jane’s. [World War 2 as seen by the merchant seamen - includes useful information on working conditions.] Amazon.com Heal, S.C. (2000) A Great Fleet Of Ships: The Canadian Forts and Parks. Naval Institute Press/ Chatham Publishing. [The contribution of Canadian-built cargo ships during the U-boat war.] Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk
Herlin, H. (1995) The Survivor: The True Story of the Sinking of the Doggerbank. Leo Cooper. [The story of a German cargo ship sunk by a German submarine in March 1943, the attempt by the U-boat captain (Hans-Joachim Schwandtke) to cover up his error, and the rescue of one of the crew members who lived to recount the story]. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Hessler, G. (1989) The U-boat war in the Atlantic 1939-1945. HMSO. [This account of German U-boat operations was written for the Admiralty at the end of the war by Günther Hessler with the assistance of Alfred Hoschatt. Both had been staff officers in U-boat command. Hessler had been the very successful commander of U-107 earlier in the war and was Dönitz’s son-in-law]. Amazon.com Hickam, H.H. (1996) Torpedo Junction: U-Boat War on America's East Coast. Naval Institute Press. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Higgins, J. (1994) Thunder Point. Berkley Pub Group. [A u-boat, sunk in the deepest waters of the Caribbean, has remained hidden for almost 50 years. But the discovery of the secrets it holds could bring down the British Government. The race to find the sealed container, to use it or destroy it, is fiercely contested by many interested parties. Taut novel by author of The Eagle has Landed.] Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk. Amazon.co.uk also stock two audiobooks of this novel, one complete and unabridged (narrated by Christian Rodska) and one abridged (narrated by Roger Moore). Hinsley, F.H. (1993) British Intelligence in the Second World War (Abridged). Cambridge Univ Pr. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Hinsley, F.H. & Stripp, A. (eds.) (1994) Codebreakers: The Inside Story of Bletchley Park. Oxford Univ Pr. [Bletchley Park was arguably the most successful intelligence operation in world history, the top secret workplace of the remarkable people who cracked Germany's vaunted Enigma Code. This fascinating book gathers together 27 first-hand accounts, written by members of the codebreakers team.] Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Hirschfeld, W. (1996) Hirschfeld: The Story of a U-boat NCO 1940-1946. Leo Cooper. [Unique account written by a U-boat non-commissioned officer who managed to survive the war.] Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Hoehling, A.A. (1996) The Fighting Liberty Ships: A Memoir (Bluejacket Books). Naval Institute Press. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Hogel, G. (1999) U-Boat Emblems of World War II. Schiffer. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Hogg, P. (1997) Using Merchant Ship Records. Federation of Family History Societies. Amazon.co.uk Hough, R. (1999) Naval Battles of the Twentieth Century. Constable. Amazon.co.uk Houlder Bros. & Co. (1946) Sea Hazard. Houlder Brothers & Co. [The official company history for the Second World War. Includes descriptions of the fates of all its ships and a list of serving men who gave their lives.] Howarth, S. & Law, D. ed. (1994) Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-45: The 50th Anniversary International Naval Conference. Greenhill Books. Amazon.com Howse, H.D. (1993) Radar at Sea: The Royal Navy in World War 2. United States Naval Inst. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Hoyt, E.P. (2002) The U-Boat Wars. Cooper Square. Amazon.com Hoyt, E.P. (1987) U-Boats: A Pictorial History. Stanley Paul. Amazon.com Humphries, S. (1997) The Call of the Sea: Britain's Maritime Past 1900-1960. BBC Books. [Personal reminiscences of Britons in whose lives the sea has played a central role this century. Includes a chapter on 'Sailors at War'.] Amazon.co.uk Imperial War Museum. (2000) Tracing Your Family History: Merchant Navy. IWM. Amazon.co.uk Ireland, B. (1998) Jane's Naval History of World War 2. HarperCollins. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Ireland, B. (2003) The Battle of the Atlantic. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Jackson, C. (1996) Forgotten Tragedy: The Sinking of HMT Rohna. [The sinking of the British troopship Rohna involved the greatest single loss of American lives at sea during WWII - l,0l5.] United States Naval Inst. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Jackson, R. (1998) The Royal Navy in World War II. Naval Institute Press. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Jackson, R. (1999) The German Navy in World War Two. Howell Press. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Jackson, R. (2000) Destroyers, Frigates and Corvettes. Grange Books. Amazon.co.uk Jackson, R. (2000) Submarines of the World. Grange Books. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Jaffee, W.W. (1997) The Lane Victory: The Last Victory Ship in War and Peace. Glencannon Pr. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk James, R.R. (1981) Churchill Speaks: Winston S. Churchill in Peace and War. Collected Speeches 1897-1963. Windward. Amazon.com Johns, C.H. (1998) How I Captured a U-Boat, and More. Minerva. Amazon.co.uk Johnson, R. (1999) Different Battles: The Search for a World War II Hero. Sunflower Univ Pr. ["Rody Johnson has given us a marvelous story of his research and his quest to uncover the activities of his father in WWII; at the same time he gives us a graphic portrait of the "enemy," the U-Boat captain, and of his father's battle with another "enemy," alzheimer's disease."] Amazon.com Johnston, M. (1994) Corvettes Canada: Convoy Veterans of WW2 Tell Their True Stories. McGraw-Hill. Amazon.co.uk Johnzon, D. (1989) Type G Ships from ‘The Log’ - Summer 1989. [‘The Log’ was the house journal of Furness-Withy, the shipping company within which Houlder Brothers & Co became absorbed]. Jones, G.P. (1986) Defeat of the Wolf Packs. William Kimber. Amazon.com Jordan, R. (1999) The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939: The Particulars and Wartime Fates of 6,000 Ships. Chatham Publishing. [At the outbreak of war in 1939 over 6,000 ships traded across the world's oceans and they were to become the pawns in the global conflict which was to permeate the operations of every shipping line on every continent. This book gives the details of al those ships which were extant in 1939 and describes the fate of all those which were lost between 1939 and 1945.] Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Kahn, D. (1991) Seizing the Enigma: The Race to Break the German U-Boat codes, 1939-1943. Houghton Mifflin. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Kahn, D. (1996) The Codebreakers: The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Internet. Scribner. [Includes coverage of the Battle of the Atlantic and the allies' quest to decode Enigma.] Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Kaplan, P. & Currie, J. (1998) Convoy: Merchant Sailors at War 1939-45. Aurum. [Beautifully illustrated 'coffee-table' book with a large selection of interesting quotes.] Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Kaplan, P. & Currie, J. (1997) Wolfpack. Aurum. [Sister book to the above; another beautifully illustrated 'coffee-table' book.] Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Keatts, H.C. (1994) Pisces U-Boats (Dive into History Vol 3). Pisces Books. [Informative book on present-day U-boats wrecks complete with excellent underwater color and wartime historical photographs. Covers the circumstances of the sinkings of several U-boats.] Amazon.com Keefer, L.E. (1997) From Maine to Mexico: With America's Private Pilots in the Fight Against Nazi U-Boats. C O T U Pub. Amazon.com Keegan, J. (1992) Battle at Sea. Pimlico. [Keegan's chapter on the Battle of the Atlantic concisely identifies the key issues in the conflict.] Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Keegan, J. (1989) The Second World War. Hutchinson. [As in the previous book in this list Keegan provides an incisive summary of the U-boat war.] Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Kelshall, G.T.M. (1988) The U-Boat War in the Caribbean. Naval Institute Press. [Perhaps the definitive work on the Caribbean theatre.] Amazon.com Kemp, P. (1993) Liverpool and the Battle of the Atlantic 1939-45. Maritime Books. [120 pages of photographs of convoys, escorts, crews and the port with explanatory text.] Amazon.co.uk Kemp, P. (1997) U-boats Destroyed: German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. Arms and Armour. [Includes cause of loss, location, commander, survivors, and casualties....for U-boats lost in both world wars.] Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Kemp, P. (1998) The Admiralty Regrets. Sutton Publishing. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Kemp, P. (2000) Submarine Action. Sutton Publishing. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Kemp, P. (2002) Convoy. Cassell. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Kennedy, G. (ed) (2000) The Merchant Marine in International Affairs, 1850-1950. Frank Cass Publishers. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Kennedy, L. (2001) Pursuit: The Chase and Sinking of the Bismarck. USNI. [The role of U-boats in the action is covered in this re-issue of Ludovic Kennedy's history. With new introduction.] Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Kinrade, K. (2000) Rockets of the Reich: A WWII Action Novel. Bainbridge Books. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Knox, C. (1941) Atlantic Battle. Methuen. Kohnen, D. (1999) Commanders Winn and Knowles: Winning the U-Boat War with Intelligence 1939-1943. Enigma Press. Amazon.com Kurowski, F. (1995) Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service. Schiffer. [Profiles the 145 U-boat men awarded the Knight's Cross.] Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk
Kutta, T (1998) U-boat War. Squadron/Signal Pubns. Amazon.co.uk
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