{"product_id":"the-official-u-boat-commanders-handbook-the-illustrated-edition-9781781580561","title":"The Official U-boat Commander's Handbook - The Illustrated Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the complete wartime translation by the U.S. Navy of the 1943 edition of the official handbook given to all U-boat commanders.  The original handbook was compiled from combat reports and was regularly updated throughout the war.  The handbook was an invaluable reference for every operational U-boat commander.Simply written and highly accessible for a wider audience, the U-boat handbook attempted to anticipate every possible situation and to advise on suitable tactics.  This superb war-time primary source is enhanced by a rare series of photographs taken on an actual combat patrol and published during the time of the Third Reich in the book U-Boot Auf Feindfahrt.Together the handbook and these rare photographs provide a fascinating glimpse into the world of the U-boats from a first hand perspective, and is essential reading for anyone interested in World War II from primary sources.This book is part of the ''Hitler''s War Machine'' series, a new military history range compiled and edited by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers.  The series draws on primary sources and contemporary documents toprovide a new insight into the true nature of Hitler''s Wehrmacht.The series consultant is David Mcwhinnie creator of  the award winning PBS series ''Battlefield''.","brand":"Coda Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771463827799,"sku":"9781781580561","price":25.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781781580561.jpg?v=1758727955","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-official-u-boat-commanders-handbook-the-illustrated-edition-9781781580561","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}