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Alden, John D. U.S. SUBMARINE ATTACKS DURING WORLD WAR II USNI 1989

"The most complete compilation of data ever presented on U.S. and Allied submarine operations in the war against Japan, this book provides a full chronological listing on all U.S. submarine attacks that damaged or sank their targets, and then matches the data against information the author has compiled from Japanese and other sources, with discrepancies indicated and explanations given." Comprehensive. 320 pages. 1st NF/NF $30
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Anderson, Cmdr. William R. and Clay Blair NAUTILUS 90 NORTH Hodder and Stoughton 1959

The dramatic account of USS Nautilus and the first atomic submarine's voyage from the Pacific to the Atlantic beneath the Arctic ice pack. Photos, endpaper maps, 191 pages. 1st UK edition VG+/VG $18
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Bagnasco, Erminio SUBMARINES OF WORLD WAR TWO USNI 1978

"Here are accurate and comprehensive details of the 2,500 submarines of all nations that saw action between 1939 and 1945." Provides construction and ship data, together with a brief history of the wartime career of each class of submarine. Large 4to-pictorial format, photos, diagrams, charts, 256 pages. VG+/VG $35
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Beach, Captain Edward L. THE UNITED STATES NAVY - 200 YEARS Holt 1986

"This book is as much a brilliant explication of the impact of new technologies on shipbuilding, weaponry and naval tactics as a powerful narrative account of war and battles." Photos, APP., 564 pages. Presentation copy SIGNED by the AUTHOR and Navy Cross winner CAPT. EDWARD L. BEACH VG+/VG $40
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Beach, Capt. EdwardSUBMARINE

Wartime combat patrols of the USS Trigger, Seawolf, Tang, Harder, Archerfish, Wahoo and other famous U.S. subs during WW2. G+ condition without dust jacket $10
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Blair Jr., Clay SILENT VICTORY: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan Lippincott 1975

"The only full scale submarine war the U.S. ever fought. The author researched hundreds of thousands of pages of de-classified documents and letters and held interviews with skippers, crewmen, staff officers and codebreakers." Long considered the definitive work covering US submarine warfare during World War Two. Photos, app., 1072 pages. Scarce 1st NF/VG $50
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Blair, ClayHITLER'S U-BOAT WAR - Volume One The Hunters 1939 -1942Random 1996

"A comprehensive study by Clay Blair, known for his definitive work on WW2 U.S. submarine warfare "Silent Victory." Part 1 of the 2-volume set which dispells the pervasive myth and proves that the U boat war never came close to winning the Battle of the Atlantic. Photos, extensive app., 809 pages. BCE VG+/VG+ $35
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Blair Jr., ClayRETURN FROM THE RIVER KWAISimon and Schuster 1979

The story of the sinking of Rakuyo Maru and Kachidoki Maru which held 2000 allied prisoners by US submarines, USS Barb, USS Queenfish, USS Sealion and USS Pampanito. 159 survivors were rescued by US submarines after spending days in the water. Photos, 338 pages. 1st VG/VG $20
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MARU KILLER: The War Patrols of the U.S.S. SeahorseSeahorse 1996

History of one of America's most effective World War Two undersea raiders as told by the men who lived the events. U.S.S. Seahorse SS-304 wreaked havoc on her enemy's navy and merchant marine, sending 24 ships to the bottom. Her legendary skipper, Slade Cutter, ranked 2nd among all U.S. submarine commanders in numbers of enemy ships sunk. 31 photos, 5 charts, 224 pages. NOTE: This is not that low quality imitation paperback reprint! This is the Scarce - Privately Published by the crewmembers of USS Seahorse! Limited 1st Edition, ONLY 1000 hardback copies printed! Out-of-print since 1996. NF/VG $75
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Breemer, JanSOVIET SUBMARINES-DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND TACTICSJanes 1989

The history of the Russian submarine service as well as a technical guide to development. Comprehensive reference. Photos, charts, diagrams, maps, 187 pages. Scarce 1st F-/F- $35
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Buchheim, Lothar-Gunther THE BOAT Knopf 1975

The classic novel of WW11 U-boat warfare and basis for the famous movie "Das Boot." Buchheim, an official naval correspondent, served on one patrol with Heinrich Lehmann Willenbrock, commander of U-96. He wrote this book as a composite of his experience of the U-boat war. Novel, endpaper diagram, 463 pages. VG/G+ $25
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Buchheim, Lothar-Gunther U BOAT WAR Knopf 1978

"205 photos form this epic essay of the world on board Germany's U boats at war. No comparable record of this Uboat war at sea exists anywhere - Buchheim's pictures are unique." Buchheim, an official naval correspondent, served on one patrol with Commander Heinrich Lehmann Willenbrock on board U-96. Most of the outstanding photos in this book are from that war patrol on board U-96. Large 4to-pictorial format, photos, pages not numbered. Scarce 1st. VG/VG $35
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Burleson, Clyde W.THE JENNIFER PROJECTPrentice-Hall 1977

"Howard Hughes...the CIA...A Russian Submarine...the intelligence coup of the decade." The inside story of a CIA operation to salvage a Russian submarine and its top-secret cargo. Photos, diagram, map, chart, 179 pages. VG/G+ $12
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Carr, William GuyHELL'S ANGELS OF THE DEEPOxford 1933

The author's experiences as a British submariner and as a submarine commander against the German U-boats in World War One. Photos, 288 pages. 1st front hinge weak - otherwise G+ $20
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Carr, William GuyBY GUESS AND BY GODHutchinson N.D.

The story of the British submarines in World War One. A detailed account of British submarines against the German U boats in World War 1 by a submarine British Commander. 256 pages. U.K. edition G+ $20
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Cocchia, Adm. AldoTHE HUNTERS AND THE HUNTEDUSNI 1958

The story of the Italian submarine war, human torpedo attacks and naval warfare during World War 2. Photos, app., 179 pages. Scarce 1st VG/G $35
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Compton-Hall, RichardTHE UNDERWATER WAR 1939-1945Blandford 1982

The author writes from a submariners viewpoint about the way they lived and fought during WWII. Photos are drawn from exclusive archives in many countries, very few have previously been published and the renowned artist John Batchelor has contributed his meticulously researched artwork. Large 4to-pictorial format, 280 b+w photos, ill., line drawings, 160 pages. 1st NF/VG $25
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Compton-Hall, RichardSUBMARINE WARFARE: Monsters and MidgetsBlandford 1985

"No other book has ever dealt so intimately with the extraordinary submarines, monstrous and miniature, of the past, nor related their experiences to the present and future." Large 4to-pictorial format, 270 photos and ill. few have previously been published, 160 pages. NF/VG $25
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Constable, George-ed.WOLF PACKSThird Reich/Time-Life

Covers Uboat development and wartime operations through World War 2. Includes a room by room tour of U-505 with color photos. 4to-pictorial format, color and b+w photos, diagrams, maps, 192 pages. 1st VG+ condition $15; ANOTHER COPY 1st Ex-library copy G+ condition $10
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Crane, JonathanSUBMARINEUSNI 1985

Traces events as the nuclear powered Warspite takes part in a major NATO exercise as an enemy submarine. An in-depth inside look at an unknown world ... genuine operations of the Royal Navy. Color and b+w photos, ill., 208 pages. 1st NF/VG $12
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Cremer, PeterU-BOAT COMMANDER: A Periscope View of the Battle of the AtlanticUSNI 1982

Personal memoirs of U-boat warfare by Peter Cremer the Capt. of U-333. He also served in a official capacity in the Doenitz government towards the end of WW2. Photos, app., 244 pages. VG+/VG $25
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Doenitz, Admiral KarlMEMOIRS: Ten Years and Twenty DaysWorld 1959

The World War II memoirs of Admiral Karl Doenitz (1891-1980). Admiral Doenitz discusses, among other topics, U-boats in World War I, U-boat building policy from 1935-1939, a detailed account of German submarine U boat operations, and the battle for control of the North Atlantic sea lanes from 1939 to 1943. The brilliant architect of Hitler's Uboat fleet, his tasks as Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy in 1943. Doenitz succeeded Hitler as head of the German state in 1945 and was responsible for the final surrender to the Allies. In 1946, he faced war crimes charges at Nuremberg and was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment. It was Doenitz who developed the U-boat wolf pack attack tactic during WW 2. Photos, app., 500 pages. VG/VG $35
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Drummond, John D.H. M. U-BOATAllen 1958

U-570 was captured intact by the British and re-named H.M.S. Graph. Later this U Boat was operated against the Germans sinking another Uboat and causing great alarm in the Bay of Biscay approaches to the U-Boat bases. Photos, 228 pages. Scarce 1st NF/VG $35
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Dunham, Roger C.SPY SUB: A Top Secret Mission to the Bottom of the Pacific USNI 1996

"The chronicle of a still classified 1968 hunt for a Soviet Submarine, this spy thriller is completely true." Photos, 222 pages. NF/NF $10
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Enright, Capt. Joseph E.SHINANO: The Sinking of Japan's Secret SupershipSt. Martins 1987

The author torpedoed and sank the IJN carrier Shinano in a chance encounter while commanding USS Archerfish SS 311 in 1944. Photos, map, diagram, 238 pages. BCE VG/VG $12
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Everitt, DonTHE K BOATSHolt 1963

Based on two years of research to reconstruct the entire episode, the dramatic report on the world's most calamitous submarines -The K-Boats." Photos, chart, app., 206 pages. Scarce 1st NF/VG+ $35
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Frank, WolfgangTHE SEA WOLVESRinehart 1955

Informative book on the history of the German U-boat service thru World War 2. Frank was a public Relations officer on Doenitz staff and a well known author on WW 2 German naval history. Photos, charts, diagram, app., 340 pages. 1st VG+/VG $25
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Fulton, RobertTORPEDO WAR, AND SUBMARINE EXPLOSIONSSwallow 1971

Published in 1810 by Fulton in the effort to get his Torpedo Bomb adopted for practical warfare use. Large 4to-oblong, ill. plates, diagrams, 57 pages. Reprint of 1810 edition. VG $20
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Galantin, Adm I. J.TAKE HER DEEPAlgonquin 1987

Galantin's memoirs of commanding USS Halibut SS 232 for 14 months (1943-44) during WWII against the Japanese Navy and Merchant Marine. On the 5th patrol Halibut was depth charged so severely that the pressure hull was heavily dented and bulged inward but had not quite opened to the sea and was retired from service. 41 photos, 1 plan, endpaper patrol maps, app., 262 pages. 1st VG+/VG+ $30
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Gallagher, ThomasTHE X-CRAFT RAIDHarcourt 1971

"Story of a secret WW 2 mission unparalleled in the annals of the sea." The British mission to destroy the Nazi battleship Tirpitz in Norway with midget x-craft submarines. Photos, diagram, map, 170 pages. 1st VG/VG $25
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Gallery, RAdm DanielTWENTY MILLION TONS UNDER THE SEARegnery 1956

In the middle of May 1944, U.S. Navy task group 22.3, known as a "hunter-killer" group sailed from Norfolk, Virginia to search for U boats. This group, commanded by Capt. Daniel Gallery on the aircraft carrier USS Guadalcanal, just weeks later boarded and captured the German submarine U-505 off the coast of Africa. This historic act represented the first foreign warship so captured by the U.S. Navy since 1815. Covers the sinking of U-68, Henke's U-515 and the daring capture of Lange's U505. Photos, app., 344 pages. Scarce 1st 1956 edition, VG condition without a dust jacket $25
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Gannon, MichaelOPERATION DRUMBEAT: The Dramatic True Story of Germany's First U-Boat Attacks Along The American Coast in WWIIHarper and Row 1990

Comprehensive study of the career and service history of U-123, Capt. Hardegan and crew. Photos, maps, diagram, 490 pages. SIGNED by the AUTHOR and REINHARD HARDEGEN Commander of U123. NF/VG+ $85
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Gardner, W.J.R.DECODING HISTORY: The Battle of the Atlantic and UltraUSNI

Carefully assesses the complicated pattern of factors that led to victory over the German submarines in the Atlantic during WWII, one of which was the decryption of German coded signals, now usually called Ultra. 263 pages. NEW condition $25
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Gibson, Charles D.ORDEAL OF CONVOY N.Y. 119Ensign 1988

Story of a 31 day convoy to England from New York during the Battle of the Atlantic in 1944. Large 4to-pictorial format, photos, maps, ill., glossary, 180 pages. VG+/VG+ $25
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Gilmore, H. H.MODEL SUBMARINES: For BeginnersHarper 1962

Discusses the materials needed for construction and contains the plans to build six different submarine models. Photos, diagrams, 122 pages. 1st Ex-library. G/G $10
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Gretton, Vice-Admiral Sir PeterCRISIS CONVOYUSNI 1974

The story of HX 231 consisting of sixty-one merchant ships, escorts and supported by Coastal Command aircraft and the Battle of the Atlantic against U-boat wolfpacks during WW2. Photos, endpaper maps, 182 pages. 1st NF/NF $25
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Grider and SimsWAR FISHLittle Brown 1958

Grider's wartime memoirs on board the USS Wahoo SS-238 and later as commander of the highly successful USS Flasher SS-249 which was responsible for sinking 100,000 tons of shipping during WW II. Very scarce. 1st NF/VG $60
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Hartmann, GregoryWEAPONS THAT WAITUSNI 1979

"The most comprehensive survey on mine warfare's development and use ever published. 73 illus., fold-out map, app., 294 pages. VG+/VG $25
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Hezlet, VAdm. Sir ArthurTHE SUBMARINE AND SEA POWERStein and Day 1967

A study of the role of the submarine in sea power primarily focused on World War Two operations. Photos, charts, graphs, 278 pages. 1st VG+/VG $20
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Hickam Jr., Homer H.TORPEDO JUNCTIONUSNI 1989

One of our all time favorites, the story of the North Carolina coast during World War Two, a prime hunting ground for U-boats known as "Torpedo Junction." Photos, charts, app., 367 pages. 1st F/VG+ $30
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Holmes, W. J.UNDERSEA VICTORYDoubleday 1966

"The influence of submarine operations on the war in the Pacific." The author was a veteran of the submarine service and was assigned to the "Combat Intelligence Unit" in WWII. Comprehensive. 4to, maps, diagrams, 505 pages. Scarce 1st VG/G+ $35: ANOTHER COPY - Ex-library copy VG/G $15
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Homewood, HarrySILENT SEAMcGraw-Hill 1981

A true-to-life spine tingling novel of the U.S. "Silent Service" against Japan in the Pacific during WW 11 ... from the invasion of Guadalcanal to the blockade of the Japanese mainland. Written by a former WWII U.S. submarine sailor who was there. "Factual episodes are set forth with such realism that each one is a classic."- RAdm Maurice "Mike" Shea. Novel, 354 pages. 1st NF/VG+ $20
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Hoyt, Edwin P.BOWFINVan Nostrand 1983

War patrols of USS Bowfin SS 287 from official war reports, records, and interviews with crew members. USS Bowfin was one of the the most successful U.S. Submarines of World War Two, sinking 176,000 tons of I.J.N. shipping including 40 merchant ships and 4 warships. Photos, maps, 234 pages. Scarce 1st NF/VG $35
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Hoyt, Edwin P.U-BOATS-A PICTORIAL HISTORYMcGraw-Hill 1987

"Published for the first time in this volume are photo-graphic rarities, discovered in little-known archives in West Germany including: a never-before-printed WW11 shot of Hitler posing with a U-boat crew, matchless action photographs of U-boats under attack and candid pictures of U-boat officers and sailors on board and ashore." Photos, ill., technical line drawings, 289 pages. 1st NF/NF $15
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Humble, RichardSUBMARINES: The Illustrated HistoryConnoisseur 1981

Provides an account of the evolution of the modern fighting submarine, from its debut in 1914 to the 1980s. Large 4to pictorial format, color and b+w photos, index, ill., maps, charts, 192 pages. 1st VG/Fair $10
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Irving, DavidTHE DESTRUCTION OF CONVOY PQ.17Simon and Schuster 1968

"On 6/27/42 a vast convoy of thirty-five ships left Iceland for the long voyage to Russia with a cargo of vital war supplies. Three weeks later, eleven battered ships limped into Russian ports, the rest having been sunk by German U-boat wolfpacks. Photos, 337 pages. 1st VG+/VG $25
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Jones, GeofferyTHE DEFEAT OF THE WOLFPACKSPresidio 1987

This book describes vividly the loss of the "cream" of the U-boat fleet during the winter of 1943-44 in the Battle of the Atlantic. Photos, glossary, 223 pages. 1st NF/VG+ $15
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Kaplan and CurrieCONVOY: Merchant Sailors At War 1939-1945USNI 1998

Nearly 50,000 men of the Allied Merchant Marine services lost their lives between September 1939 and the eve of VE Day in 1945 when two ships were sunk by a U-Boat in Scotland's Pentland Firth. This book is meant as a tribute in words and pictures to the ships and men who made victory possible. Many rare photos and paintings. Color and b+w photos and illustrations, 224 pages. 1st VG/G $15
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King, Cmdr. WilliamTHE STICK AND THE STARSNorton 1958

Service aboard Royal Navy T-Class submarines during WW 2 patrols in the North Sea and Far East. The author commanded Snapper, Trusty and Telemachus. 192 pages. 1st VG/G+ $25
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Kolyshkin, RAdm. I.SUBMARINES IN ARCTIC WATERSProgress 1966

The author was in command of a Russian submarine Division and then a Brigade during World War II. 16mo, photo, 252 pages. Scarce 1st VG+/VG $35
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Lenton, H TBRITISH SUBMARINESDoubleday 1972

Navies of the Second World War series on all British Submarines built from 1919-1945. 16mo-oblong, photos, diagrams, 160 pages. 1st VG+/VG $22
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Lenton, HTGERMAN SUBMARINES Volume I and Volume IIDoubleday 1965 and 1967

Both volumes of the NAVIES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR series on German U-boats, supply ships and midget submarines. 16mo-oblong, photos, diagrams, listing of each U-boat built from 1935 to 1945, 126 and 128 pages. 1st Vol.I - VG/VG and Vol.II - VG/VG $30 for both volumes.
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L'Herminier, J.CASABIANCA: The Secret Missions of a Famous SubmarineMuller 1944

The author commanded the submarine which escaped from Toulon in 1942. This narrative covers the period from April 1942 through September 1943. Photos, maps, 243 pages. 1st VG/G $28
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Lockwood and AdamsonTHROUGH HELL AND DEEP WATERGreenberg 1956

The war patrols and story of the legendary USS Harder SS 257, Sam Dealey and crew in the Pacific during WWII. Photos, endpaper maps, app., 316 pages. Very scarce 1st VG+/G+ $75: ANOTHER COPY 1st Some fading on cover and spine - otherwise VG, no dust jacket $45
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Lowder and ScottBATFISH - CHAMPION "SUBMARINE KILLER" SUBMARINE OF WW II Prentice-Hall 1980

Lowder, a crewman on Batfish SS 310, chronicles this submarines history from launching and famous "submarine killer" patrol to her present precarious war memorial status. Photos, crew roster, 232 pages. Scarce 1st NF/VG $30
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Maas, PeterTHE RESCUERHarper 1967

"The extraordinary life of the Navy's "Swede" Momsen and his role in an epic submarine disaster." Momsen was responsible for directing the rescue and escape of crewmembers during the Squalus disaster in 1939. Photos, diagrams, app., 239 pages. 1st NF/VG $15
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MacIntyre, Capt. DonaldU-BOAT KILLERNorton 1957

One of the most successful WW11 escort/anti-submarine duty commanders and responsible for the sinking of Otto Kretschmer's U-99. Photos, 239 pages. 1st VG/VG $20
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Mars, AlistairBRITISH SUBMARINES AT WAR 1939-1945USNI 1971

"This experienced and forthright author has portrayed a subject of immense complexity in clearcut and objective style, yet with a feeling and authenticity which could be attained only by one who himself took part." The author commanded the British submarine HMS Thule and Unbroken during WW II. Photos, maps, app., 256 pages. 1st NF/VG $30
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Messimer, Dwight R.THE MERCHANT U-BOATUSNI 1988

The adventures of the Deutschland 1916-1918. Deutschland made two sucessful trips to the U.S. as a blockade runner during WWI. Photos, app., 234 pages. 1st NF/NF $30
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Miller, DavidAN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO MODERN SUBMARINES: The Undersea Weapons That Rule The Oceans TodayPrentice Hall 1987

A comprehensive international survey of more than 70 submarine classes. Full details of boats, weapons and tactics. Shiny surface probably never had dj. Glossy pictoral cover, 8.75" x 5", 150+ color and b+w photos, detailed line drawings, diagrams, 160 pages. 1st VG+ $10
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Moffat, Capt. A.W.MAVERICK NAVYWesleyan Univ. 1976

A memoir of the little known and largely forgotten anti-submarine warfare in WWI. Photos, 157 pages. 1st NF/VG+ $25
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O'Kane, RAdm. R. H.CLEAR THE BRIDGE

The complete report of the WWII combat war patrols of the legendary USS Tang SS 306 as told by her captain. U.S.S. Tang averaged one Japanese ship sent to the bottom every 11 days. Following the loss of Tang O'kane with the other survivors spent the duration of the war as Japanese Prisoners Of War. Richard O'Kane as Commander of the U.S.S. Tang was the recipient of the Legion Of Merit, three Silver Stars, three Navy Crosses, and The Congressional Medal Of Honor, and the Tang received two Presidental Unit Citations, only one ot three ships in the U.S. Navy so honored. Illustrated with photographs, a cutaway drawing of a Submarine, a Submarine approach and attack diagram, the endpapers have a map of the Tang's combat patrols, also a glossary of Submarine terminology. Photos, patrol and endpaper maps, crew roster, app., glossary, 480 pages. Ex-library copy VG/G $15
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O'Kane, RAdm. R. H.WAHOO: The War Patrols of America's Most Famous WWII SubmarinePresidio 1987

History of USS Wahoo SS 238, Cmdr. Dudley" Mush" Morton, crew and final fate as told by her former exec Richard H. "Dick" O'Kane. 31 photos, 10 charts, 4 diagrams, endpaper maps, glossary, 345 pages. BCE NF/VG $12
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Oram, H.K.READY FOR SEAUSNI 1974

The author, one of three survivors of the Thetis, tells his story of early days at sea. He was one of the earliest submariners and recounts his eyewitness experiences of the Battle of Jutland and the saga which led to the loss of K4 and K17 in the Forth Estuary in 1918. Photos, maps, 250 pages. 1st NF/VG $20
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Orita, Zenji and HarringtonI-BOAT CAPTAINMajor 1976

Orita was a leading I.J.N. sub captain in WWII and was the 1st to launch Kaiten human torpedoes against U.S. ships at Ulithi Atoll in 1944. Photos, maps, diagram, chart, 317 pages. BCE VG+/VG+ $25
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Parsons, Wm. BarclayROBERT FULTON AND THE SUBMARINE Columbia University 1922

Study of Fulton's development of the submarine for the British. First publication anywhere of Fulton's manuscripts on submarines and this is the first published record showing that Robert Fulton "was unquestionably the first one to design a practical vessel capable of submerging and rising at will." The author thoroughly recounts Fulton's continuing involvement in the development of this idea. Burgundy cloth with bright gilt lettering to spine, portrait frontis of Robert Fulton, twelve b+w plates of Fulton's drawings, 154 pages. Scarce 1st VG $65
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Peillard, LeonceTHE LACONIA AFFAIRPutnam 1963

The sinking of the Laconia by Werner Hartenstein in U-156 and the attempted rescue of survivors by U-boats. Attacked by a B-24 bomber and killing many survivors U-156 was forced to dive with serious damage. As a result of this disaster, Donitz issued the Laconia Order. Photos, endpaper maps, app., 270 pages. Scarce 1st NF/VG+ $28
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Pitt, BarrieTHE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTICWW II / Time-Life 1977

History of the U-Boat War and Battle of the Atlantic. Large 4to - pictorial format. Photos, diagrams, charts, ill., 208 pages. VG+ $10
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Polmar, NormanTHE AMERICAN SUBMARINEPSL 1981

"Presents an extensively illustrated overview of American submarines; their designs, characteristics, and operations." 4to-pictorial format, 260 photos, tables, diagrams, charts, app., 167 pages. BCE VG+/VG $20
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Poolman, KennethALLIED SUBMARINES OF WORLD WAR TWOArms and Armour 1990

The Allied submarine war effort as it was undertaken by the respective fleets. Principal theatres of action in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, in the Mediterranean Sea and in lesser waters too. Also discusses the relatively minor Allied fleets, to provide , in total, a fully comprehensive treatment to a neglected topic. Large 4to-pictorial format, maps, photos, app., 160 pages. 1st NF/NF $25
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Rachlis, EugeneTHEY CAME TO KILLRandom House 1961

The true story of eight Nazi saboteurs whose purpose was to cripple America's war production. They crossed the Atlantic in German U-boats as two separate groups and were put ashore in New York and Florida. Photos, 305 pages. Scarce 1st VG+/VG $25
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Rayner, Cmdr. D. A.THE ENEMY BELOWHolt 1957

The factual novel and basis for the well-known hit movie about a dual between the U.S. destroyer Hecate and U-121 .... which comes to a violent and startling conclusion! The author was group commander of escort vessels in the Battle of the Atlantic and one of the most successful escort commanders of World War Two. 191 pages. Scarce 1st VG $20
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Reeman, DouglasTHE DEEP SILENCEPutnam 1968

The Temeraire was the latest of Britain's nuclear attack-submarines, and at the completion of her trials she was ordered hastily to the Far East to strengthen a depleted fleet facing a new Chinese threat to world peace. Novel, 303 pages. 1st NF/VG $10
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Reynolds, QuentinCONVOYBlue Ribbon 1942

The author was a famous war correspondent in World War II. In this book he tells of the dangerous crossing of the Atlantic on a slow freighter, and recounts highlights of his various assignments. 303 pages. VG/G+ $15
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Rickover, H. G.EMINENT AMERICANS: Namesakes of the Polaris Submarine FleetU.S.G.P.O. 1972

The history of the names chosen for the Polaris Submarine Fleet. Photos, 316 pages. Large paperback G+ $10
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Robertson, TerenceTHE GOLDEN HORSESHOEEvans 1956

"The World War Two Saga of the German submarine U-99, the Golden Horseshoe, and her daring commander, Otto Kretschmer." Photos, app., 256 Pages. 1st Scarce British edition VG/VG $25
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Robertson, TerenceTHE SHIP WITH TWO CAPTAINSDutton 1957

The story of H.M.S. Seraph, the legendary submarine who performed her top secret exploits during WW11 under both a British and American captain. Photos, 255 pages. 1st VG+/VG $25
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Rockwell, TheodoreTHE RICKOVER EFFECT: How One Man Made a DifferenceUSNI 1992

"The consummate inside story of Rickover's team: how they developed nuclear power, how they worked together, and their relationship with a revered, though controversial boss." - Edward L. Beach. Photos, index, 411 pages. 1st VG+/VG $15
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Roland, AlexUNDERWATER WARFARE IN THE AGE OF SAILIndiana Univ. 1978

"In the age of sail, ideas on underwater warfare and on other devices for its implementation passed in a continuous chain of development from one inventor to another to reach fruition and final, if reluctant, acceptance as the age of steam was dawning. This book examines how and why these new weapons were invented." Photos, ill., diagrams, 237 pages. 1st VG+/VG $25
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Roscoe, TheodoreUNITED STATES SUBMARINE OPERATIONS IN WORLD WAR IIUSNI 1949/1979

"The complete and dramatic story of how the U.S.Navy's "Silent Service" helped win the most extensive underseas war in history." Large 4to format, 200+ photos, fold-out color patrol maps, charts, diagrams, ill., extensive app., 577 pages. 1979 reprint edition. NF/VG $40
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Ruhe, Capt. William J. WAR IN THE BOATS: My WW II Submarine Battles Brassey's 1994

"Ruhe served on eight submarine patrols against the Japanese in USS Crevalle SS 291 and completed his wartime duties in command of the Sturgeon SS 187." Endpaper map and diagram, attack maps, glossary, 303 pages. 1st NF/VG+ $25
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Schofield, William EASTWARD THE CONVOYS Rand-McNally 1965

The memoir of an American officer on convoy duty in World War II. 239 pages. 1st VG+/VG $18
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Schratz, Paul SUBMARINE COMMANDER Univ. of Kentucky 1988

"A fascinating personal memoir of underwater combat in WWII, told by the torpedo officer of USS Scorpion SS 278 and later exec on Sterlet SS 392 and Atule SS 403. Schratz continued in the U.S. Submarine Service as a commander through the Korean War." Photos, 322 pages. Presentation copy SIGNED by the author, Captain PAUL SCHRATZ 1st NF/NF $50
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Shankland and Hunter DARDANELLES PATROL Scribners 1964

Story of the British Submarine E-11 and a mission through 30 miles of the narrow and dangerous Dardanelles to reach the Sea of Marmara during WWI. Photos, endpaper maps, 191 pages. 1st VG/VG $25
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Showell, Jak. P. Mallmann UBOATS UNDER THE SWASTIKA Arco 1977

"History of the U-boats from pre-war origins, through the heyday of the wolf packs in far corners of the oceans, to the end of WW2 in 1945." Many rare photos, ill., diagrams, charts, 167 pages. NF/G+ $20
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Showell, Jak P. Mallman U-BOAT COMMAND AND THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC Vanwell 1992

The author had the advantage of being one of a few who had permission from Grand Admiral Karl Donitz to study his war diary. Focusing on the state of knowledge in the U-boat Command at the time and the tactical and strategic decisions taken as the war developed. Looking at the U-boat campaign through the eyes of the German High Command. Accounts taken from before 1946 a fascinating insight into the operational command of the world's biggest submarine arm. Photos, bib., index, 224 pages. 1st VG/VG $25
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Simpson, Colin THE LUSITANIA Little Brown 1972

Sinking of the Lusitania by Kapitan-Leutnant Walter Schwieger and U-20 during WWI. Photos, diagram, map, 303 pages. BCE VG/G $15; ANOTHER COPY G+ condition without a dust jacket $12
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Smith, Steven Trent THE RESCUE: A True Story of Courage and Survival in World War II Wiley 2001

By 1944, forty Americans, missionaries, escaped POWs, and sugar planters had endured nearly three years of hell while hiding from the Japanese in the central Philippines. They had seen friends and family killed and the Japanese were always searching for them. Then came word that MacArthur was sending a submarine to rescue them. This group faced a 100 mile trek through dense jungle and trackless swamp. But the group had no idea that the rescue was just a cover for a mission of getting Japanese battle plans to the Americans. This is the story of their trek and the crew of the submarine USS Crevalle assigned to rescue them. Photos, maps, endnotes, bibliography, index 326 pages. 1st VG/VG $20
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Snyder, Gerald S.THE ROYAL OAK DISASTERPresidio 1978

The 1st complete account of the most controversial tragedy in the Royal Navy's History - The Scapa Flow raid of Prien's U-47 and the sinking of the battleship HMS Royal Oak. Photos, app., 261 pages. 1st VG+/VG $18; ANOTHER COPY BCE reprint VG/G $12
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Sontag and DrewBLIND MAN'S BLUFF: The Untold Story of American Submarine EspionagePublic Affairs 1988

After 6 years of research veteran investigative journalist Sherry Sontag and New York Times reporter Chris Drew reveal stories of American tapping of Soviet communications cables in the Barents Sea, the true story of the legendary Hughes Glomar Explorer, a CIA-built excavation vessel, new evidence about the loss of USS Scorpian and much more. Stretching from the years following WWII to present day spy operations of the Clinton Administration. Photos, 352 pages. NF/NF $15; ANOTHER COPY VG condition without a dust jacket $10
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Stafford, Edward P.SUBCHASERUSNI 1988

These 110 foot warships performed vital chores for the navy everywhere there was action, from anti-submarine to invasion support duty in the Mediterranean during WWII. The author commanded SC 692. 251 pages. 1st NF/NF $20
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Stephens, EdwardTHE SUBMARINERDoubleday 1973

Written by the author of Blow Negative, the U.S.S. Devilfish embarks on a dangerous mission to search and sink an enemy killer submarine. Novel, 255 pages. Scarce ex-library copy. G/G $12
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Sterling, Forest J.THE WAKE OF THE WAHOOChilton 1960

The story of the legendary USS Wahoo SS 238 and Captain Mush Morton as told by a crew-member who was transferred an hour before Wahoo departed for her last fatal patrol in the Sea of Japan. 4to, patrol photos, 210 pages. Very Scarce VG/G $40
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Tarrant, V.E.U-BOAT OFFENSIVE: 1914-1945USNI 1989

An analysis of the two Battles of the Atlantic, the strategic and tactical evolution of these offensives. Large 4to pictorial format photos, maps, diagrams, charts, 190 pages. 1st VG+/VG+ $30
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Tuohy, WilliamTHE BRAVEST MAN: The Story of Richard O'Kane and U.S. Submariners in the Pacific WarSutton 2001

The powerful story of Richard O'Kane, America's undersea ace of aces. It is also the tale of a few fearless men, submariners all, set against the backdrop of the U.S. submarine war in the Pacific. This gruelling battle beneath the waves saw 10 million tons of Japanese shipping sunk by U.S. submarines, but the cost to the U.S. Navy was terrifying. One in five of its boats was destroyed -- the highest casualty rate of the entire U.S. armed services. But the fight against a determined enemy was only half the battle. U.S. Navy command problems were kept secret from the men, and in a scandalous disaster, submarines were provided with torpedoes that failed in action. O'Kane participated in the most dramatic war patrols of the Pacific War, and rescued the largest number of carrier aviators from under the guns of the Japanese. In a final irony, a! t the end of its fifth successful patrol, USS Tang SS 306 was sunk by its own torpedo. The dramatic escape of nine survivors, including O'Kane, makes for compelling and uneasy reading. Tuohy skillfully mixes the heat of battle action with the antics of the tough skippers and their crews to relive an age when heroism was in fashion, a time of threat, danger, challenge and sacrifice. Photos, maps, 422 pages. 1st VG+/VG $25
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United States ShipTHRESHER (SSN 593) IN MEMORIAMU. S. Navy 1964

A special limited edition memorial dedication book that was published by the Navy for the families of the crewmembers lost on U.S.S. Thresher. The book contains; history of U.S.S. Thresher, crew listing with photo and biography of each crewmember, blue clothbound with gold embossed ship emblem on cover, issued without dust jacket. Color ship photo and ship emblem, black and white photos, 8" x 10", 146 pages. A Very Scarce item in Very Good condition. $85
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Warren and Benson WILL NOT WE FEAR: Story of His Majesty's Submarine "Seal" and of Lt.- Cmdr. Rupert Lonsdale George C. Harrap and Co. UK 1961

"One of the most difficult submarine missions of WWII." Photos, diagrams, 228 pages. Scarce 1st NF/VG $30
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U.S. Naval History DivisionU.S. SUBMARINE LOSSES WORLD WAR 2USGPO 1963

"Originally prepared by The Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, 1946; revised and reissued as NAV PERS 15,784 in 1949. Enlarged with Appendix of Axis Submarine Losses (OPNAV-P33-100, New 5-46, declassified 10-55, revised and augmented 4-63) and fully indexed by Division of Naval History." Photos, endpaper maps, charts, extensive app. of Axis submarine losses, 244 pages. Scarce - wear marks on cover and spine otherwise - VG / issued without dust jacket $40
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Warren and BensonABOVE US THE WAVES: The Story of Midget Submarines and Human TorpedoesHarrap 1953

The complete story of British x-craft and torpedo charioteers during World War II. Photos, maps, diagrams, 256 pages. 1st UK printing VG/G+ $25
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Waters, JohnBLOODY WINTERUSNI 1984

Story of the Allies' ferocious battles and narrow escape from defeat at the hands of Nazi Uboats in the North Atlantic from Oct. `42 - May `43. Photos, maps, 285 pages. 1st VG+/VG+ $15
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Werner, Capt. Herbert A.IRON COFFINSHolt Rinehart Winston 1969

Wartime epic of Capt. Werner's personal experiences as an officer in Germany's U-boat service in WWII. 76 photos including many personal patrol photos taken by Werner. Diagrams, endpaper maps, 329 pages. 1st VG+/ VG $15
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Wheeler, Keith WAR UNDER THE PACIFIC Time Life 1980

Covers U.S. sub development, war readiness, patrols, special missions, etc., Japanese submarine, midget sub, and Kaiten human torpedo operations during WWII. Large 4to-pictorial format, photos, color ill., diagrams, app., list of U.S. subs in the Pacific War, 208 pages. VG $12
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Young, EdwardUNDERSEA PATROLMcGraw Hill 1952

Cmdr. Young's WWII Royal Navy submarine service and the HMS Storm. Photos, maps, diagram, 298 pages. 1st VG/VG $20
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