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63 GERMAN NAVY: WORLD WAR II • OTHER NAVIES The German U-boat Base at Lorient, France, Vol.1: June 1940–June 1941 Luc Braeuer. This first volume on the German U-boats at Lorient, France, covers the period from June 1940 to June 1941, and reveals the evacuation of the port by the French navy and the subsequent takeover by the Kriegsmarine. Size: 9"x12" • 621 color & bw photos • 176pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4830-3 • hard • $45.00 The German U-boat Base at Lorient, France, Vol. 2: July 1941–July 1942 Luc Braeuer. This second volume on the German U-boats at Lorient, France, covers the period from July 1941 to July 1942, and explains the major phases in the Battle of the Atlantic in which U-boats were operating. Size: 9"x12" • 547 color & bw photos • 176pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4831-0 • hard • $45.00 The German U-boat Base at Lorient France: August 1942–August 1943: Vol. 3 Luc Braeuer. Volume three reveals the fate of the 92 German U-boats that passed through Lorient from August 1942 to August 1943. From October 1942, Type IX U-boats left Lorient for distant seas beyond the South African Cape. Size: 9"x12" • 624 color and b/w images • 176pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4832-7 • hard cover • $45.00 The German Navy at War: Vol. 1 The Battleships Breyer/Koop. Covers all of the main German battleships of WWII, including Bismarck, Gneisenau, Scharnhorst, Tirpitz and other big ships in over 300 photos. Size: 8.5"x11" • 300 bw photos • 192pp. ISBN: 0-88740-220-8 • hard • $49.95 The Battleship Bismarck Elfrath/Her- zog. The detailed history of this great battleship is presented here. Many never before published photos chart its most infamous history. Size: 11"x8.5" • 200 bw photos • 160pp. ISBN: 0-88740-221-6 • hard • $34.95 Pocket Battleship Admiral Graf Spee Siegfried Breyer. Short, illustrated history of the WWII German ship’s entire combat career. Size: 8.5"x11" • 100 bw photos • 48pp. ISBN: 978-0-88740-183-1 • soft • $14.99 Aircraft Carrier Graf Zeppelin Siegfried Breyer. Rare look at the WWII Kriegsmarine’s only aircraft carrier of WWII. Size: 8.5"x11" • 100 bw photos • 48pp. ISBN: 978-0-88740-242-5 • soft • $14.99 WORLD WAR II German U-boat Aces Karl-Heinz Moehle, Reinhard Hardegen & Horst von Schroeter: The Incredible Patrols of U-123 inWorldWar II Luc Braeuer. This unique volume in the U-boat Aces series features the three German naval cap- tains—Karl-HeinzMoehle, Reinhard Hardegen, and Horst von Schroeter—who commanded the U-123, a type IXB U-boat. In 12 patrols and 720 days at sea during its four-year WWII combat career, U-123 sank an incredible 44 Allied merchant and warships, ranking it with the third-most U-boat sinkings. Size: 9"x12" • over 225 images • 80pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5866-1 • hard cover • $29.99 German U-boat Ace Carl Emmermann: The Patrols of U-172 in World War II Luc Braeuer. Though he entered combat late in May 1942, Carl Emmermann sank twenty-six Allied ships in only four combat patrols while commanding U-172, becoming the thirteenth most successful U-boat commander of the war. U-172, a Type IXC U-boat, saw nonstop action throughout the Atlantic, during its four patrols under Emmermann. Size: 9"x12" • 230 color and b/w images • 80pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5566-0 • hard • $29.99 German U-boat Ace Heinrich Leh- mann-Willenbrock: The Patrols of U-96 in World War II Luc Braeuer. With the interna- tional success of the classic film Das Boot , U-96 is arguably the most famous of all German U-boats. Here is the true story of U-96 and its legendary commander, Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock. Size: 9"x12" • 230 color and b/w images • 80pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5401-4 • hard • $29.99 German U-boat Ace Peter Cremer: The Patrols of U-333 inWorldWar II Luc Braeuer. This is the amazing story of legendary WWII U-boat commander Peter Cremer. Cremer was appointed commander of U-333, a type VIIC submarine with a close-knit crew. Size: 9"x12" • 215 color and b/w images • 80pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5071-9 • hard • $29.99 German U-boat Ace Adalbert Schnee: The Patrols of U-201 in World War II Luc Braeuer. Discover the incredible life story of the German U-boat ace, Adalbert Schnee, who came to symbolize the evolution of the German U-boat arm during the Second World War. Size: 9"x12" • 206 photos • 96pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4823-5 • hard • $29.99 German U-boat Ace Rolf Mützelburg: The Patrols of U-203 in World War II Luc Braeuer. German naval officer Rolf Mützelburg was one of the outstanding figures of the WWII German U-boat arm. After having obtained regular successes against the North Atlantic convoys during his first four missions, he found new victims directly along the shores of Canada. Size: 9"x12" • 240 photos • 96pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4835-8 • hard • $29.99 Dönitz’s Crews: Germany’s U-boat Sailors in WWII French L. MacLean. With dozens of historical documents and over 400 photographs, the author presents a comprehensive history of U-boat crews and the undersea war duringWWII. Size: 8.5"x11" • 400 color/bw photos • 336pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3356-9 • hard • $69.99 German U-boat Type XXI Siegfried Breyer. Detailed look at the Kriegsmarine’s late-WWII U-boat and its postwar influence. Size: 8.5"x11" • 100 bw photos • 48pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-0787-4 • soft • $14.99 German U-boat Bunkers Karl-Heinz and Michael Schmeelke. Detailed look at the German U-boat bases in Brest, Bordeaux, La Pallice, Lorient, St. Nazaire, Bruges, Bergen, and Trondheim during WWII. Size: 8.5"x11" • 100 bw photos • 48pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-0786-7 • soft • $9.99 German Combat Divers in WWII Michael Jung. Complete history of the German combat divers inWWII. Covers military diving, the development of technical equipment, the establishment and organization of the German combat diver units, and their use in sabotage operations. Also, the completely unknown story of the creation of the “Sea Commando Battalion Brandenburg” and the navy’s Combat Diver Training Detachment 700. Size: 6”x9” • 50 bw photos • 144pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3092-6 • hard • $35.00 OTHERNAVIES Soviet Combat Divers in World War II Pavel Borovikov. This book is a rare look at Soviet combat divers from the 1930s up to the end of World War II. The training of divers during the war years as well as their operational combat use from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea, is also presented in concise detail. Size: 6"x9" • 107 b/w images • 192pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5190-7 • hard cover • $34 .99 Soviet and Russian Nuclear Submarines Wilfried Kopenhagen. Concise history covering the Soviet and Russian nuclear submarine program from the 1950s–1990s. Size: 8.5"x11" • 70 color/bw photos • 40pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1316-9 • soft • $9.95 Akizuki-Class Destroyers: In the Imperial Japanese Navy during WWII Hans Lengerer and Lars Ahlberg. The destroyers of the Akizuki, “Autumn Moon,” class were very different from the standard fleet type of Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers inaugurated with the Fubuki class. This is the history of their design and construction, and it relies heavily on Japanese source material and includes numerous photos and drawings. Size 9"x9"•125b/wphotos anddrawings •128pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6509-6 • hard • $24.9922.99 GBP/$35.99 CAD