Sanders, J. (1996) A Night Before Christmas. Buccaneer Books. [Describes the sinking S.S. Leopoldville on December 24th, 1944.] Amazon.com Saunders, D. (1996) Britain's Maritime Memorials. [Lists all the maritime memorials in the UK, county by county.]. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Savas, T.P. ed. (1997) Silent Hunters: German U-boat Commanders of World War Two. Savas Woodbury. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Scalia, J.M. (2000) Germany's Last Mission to Japan : The Failed Voyage of U-234. United States Naval Inst. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Schmeelke, K.H. & Schmeelke, M. (1999) German U-Boat Bunkers Yesterday and Today. Schiffer. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Schoenfeld, M. (1995) Stalking the U-Boat: Usaaf Offensive Antisubmarine Operations in World War II. Smithsonian Institute Press. Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Schull, J. (1987) Far Distant Ships: An Official Account of Canadian Naval Operations in the Second World War. General Distribution Services. Amazon.com Sebag-Montefiore, H. 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