U-BOATS UNDER THE SWASTIKA by Showell, Jak. P. Mallmann

Annapolis 1988, Naval Institute, , 3rd printing, w/dj, hard bound, 7x10, Fine/Fine. glossy page stock, 144 pages. prof illustrated w/ photos and drgs, bibliog. In this third edition of U-Boats under the Swastika, first published in 1973, J. P. Mallmann Showell has revised and rewritten much of the text to reflect new information found in documents that have recently come to light.------------------------------------Supported by a wealth of rare photographs and a selection of line illustrations and diagrams, U-boats under the Swastika traces the history of the German U-boat arm from its prewar origins, through the heyday of the Wolf Packs and service in the far corners of the oceans, to the final death with dignity in 1945. The development of weapons, radar and new boats, among other subjects, are supported by comprehensive tables of data that make this book a fascinating account of U-boats under the Nazi flag.It is fitting that U-boats under the Swastika has been written by the son of a U-boat man: J. P. Mallmann Showell's father, Diesel Obermaschinist Jak Mallmann, was lost at sea on his 13th operational tour with 0377 in January 1944 when, ironically, his boat was sunk by a German torpedo.