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| 3743 | McNAB, Chris. Order of Battle: German Kriegsmarine in WWII. 192p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Amber Books, 2009. ISBN: 9781906626198.
A well illustrated and well laid out reference work. |
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| 3744 | MUELLER, Michael. Canaris: The Life and Death of Hitler's Spymaster. xv, 368p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Chatham; Annapolis: NIP, 2007. ISBN: 1861763077
The first German biography of Canaris is well researched but this legendary figure remains an enigma. |
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| 3745 | NOWARRA, Heinz J. FW-200 Condor: Battle Companion of the U-Boat. 48p., illus. West Chester, Pa.: Schiffer, 1990.
Originally published in Germany in 1978, this is an uninspiring and largely photographic record of this important aircraft. |
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| 3746 | PADFIELD, Peter. Dönitz: The Last Fuhrer, Portrait of a Nazi War Leader. xiv, 524p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Gollancz; New York: Harper & Row, 1984.
The first English biography of a controversial figure and much concerned with the Battle of the Atlantic. |
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| 3747 | PATERSON, Lawrence. Weapons of Desperation: German Frogmen and Midget Submarines of World War II. xv, 256p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Chatham; Annapolis, MD: NIP, 2006.
The German Small Battle Units did not see service until 1944 and were modelled on British and Italian contemporaries. Their story is here pieced together for the first time. |
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| 3748 | PHILPOTT, Bryan. German Maritime Aircraft: A Selection of German Wartime Photographs from the Bundesarchiv, Koblenz (World War 2 Photo Album, no. 18). [96]p., illus. Cambridge: PSL, 1980.
A little-examined area is well-illustrated. |
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| 3749 | POOLMAN, Kenneth. Scourge of the Atlantic: Focke Wulf Condor. 192p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Macdonald & Jane's, 1978.
A detailed account of the grim campaign against the attacker and shadower of Atlantic shipping. |
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| 3750 | PRITCHARD, David. The Radar War: Germany's Pioneering Achievement 1904–45. 240p., bibliog., illus., index. London: PSL, 1989. ISBN: 1852602465. An excellent and full account with sections on naval warfare. |
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| 3751 | RAEDER, Erich. My Life. 430p., illus. Annapolis: USNIP, 1960. Raeder was one of the key figures in the Kriegsmarine. This is very much an attempt to put his career in the most favourable light. |
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| 3752 | RAEDER, Erich. Struggle for the Sea. 270, [2]p., frontis., index. London: Kimber, 1959.
The two-volume German edition condensed into a single volume by omitting his career prior to 1928, when he took control of the Kriegsmarine. His apologia. |
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| 3753 | RÜGE, Friedrich. Sea Warfare 1939–1945: A German Viewpoint. xiv, 337p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Cassell; Annapolis: USNIP, 1957.
A general history of the sea war by a leading German participant. US title: Der Seekrieg; The German Navy's Story 1939–1945. |
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| 3754 | RUST, Eric C. Naval Officers under Hitler: The Story of Crew 34. xii, 229p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Praeger, 1991. ISBN: 0275937097. Drawn from a university thesis, this is an astute study of the 318 officer candidates who formed the class of 1934. A quite excellent piece of research. |
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| 3755 | SCHWEISS, Josef. m.s. Nurnberg: Memoirs of a Danube River Boatman during the Second World War. [v], 304p. New York: Exposition, 1981.
Life in Germany under Hitler, as seen by a greaser and stoker. |
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| 3756 | SHOWELL, Jak P. Mallmann. German Naval Code Breakers. 160p., bibliog., illus., index. Annapolis, NIP, 2003.
Although much less well known than their counterparts at Bletchley Park, the German code breakers were just as influential on the course of the war at sea. |
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| 3757 | SHOWELL, Jak P. Mallmann. German Navy Handbook 1939–1945. xiv, 274p., bibliog., illus., index. Stroud: Sutton, 1999.
Something of a hotchpotch of information not always easy to use. Well-illustrated. |
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| 3758 | SHOWELL, J. P. M. The German Navy in World War Two: A Reference Guide to the Kriegsmarine 1935–1945. 224p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Arms & Armour; Annapolis: NIP, 1979. ISBN: 0853680930. A profusely illustrated guide which is both well-produced and helpful, covering everything from administration to insignia. A revised edition was published by the Naval Institute Press in 2009 as Hitler's Navy: A Reference Guide to the Kriegsmarine, 1935-1945 (ISBN: 1591143691). |
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| 3759 | SHOWELL, Jak Mallmann. The U-Boat Century: German Submarine Warfare 1906-2006. 224p., bibliog., illus. index. London: Chatham, 2006.
A heavily illustrated general account. |
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| 3760 | SKWIOT, Miroslaw. German Naval Guns 1939-1945. 399p., illus., index. Barnsley: Seaforth, 2011. ISBN: 1848320809.
A comprehensive encyclopaedia which covers every German artillery piece mounted afloat during the Second World War, from the huge 15-inch (380mm) guns carried by Bismarck to the smallest machine gun used by coastal forces. All marks and variations are described individually, with extensive tabular data |
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| 3761 | SMITH, Peter C. The Sea Eagles: The Luftwaffe's Maritime Operations, 1939-1945 (Luftwaffe at War).72p., illus. London: Greenhill; Mechanicsburg, Pa: Stack pole, 2001.
A largely photographic record of everything from seaplanes to Kondors. |
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| 3762 | SMITH, Peter C. Stuka at War. 192p., illus. London: Ian Allan, 1971.
A fully illustrated history of the dive-bomber that wrought havoc against British shipping in the first three years of war. A new larger edition was published in 1980. |
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