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  • Hunt and Kill

  • U-505 and the U-Boat War in the Atlantic
  • By: Theodore P. Savas
  • Narrated by: Bob Neufeld
  • Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)

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Summary

One of WW II’s pivotal events was the capture of U-505 on June 4, 1944. The top secret seizure of this massive Type IX submarine provided the Allies with priceless information on German technology and innovation. After the war, U-505 was transported to Chicago, where today several hundred thousand visitors a year pass through its well-preserved hull at the Museum of Science and Industry.

Now in audiobook, Hunt and Kill offers the first definitive study of U-505. Chapters include her construction, crew and commanders, combat history, an assessment of Type IX operations, naval intelligence, the eight fatal German mistakes that doomed the ill-fated boat, her capture, and final transportation and restoration for posterity.

The contributors to this fascinating volume - a who’s who of U-boat historians - include: Erich Topp (U-552, Odyssey of a U-boat Commander); Eric Rust (Naval Officers Under Hitler); Timothy Mulligan (Neither Sharks Nor Wolves); Jak Mallmann Showell (Hitler’s U-boat Bases); Jordan Vause (Wolf); Lawrence Patterson (First U-boat Flotilla); Mark Wise (Enigma and the Battle of the Atlantic); Keith R. Gill (former curator, U-505, Museum of Science and Industry), and Theodore P. Savas (editor, Silent Hunters: German U-boat Commanders of World War II; author, Nazi Millionaires).

©2004 Theodore P. Savas (P)2019 Theodore P. Savas
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Tedious in detail, lacking in action.

I found this book quite tedious. It focuses on the minutia of U-Boat operations but glosses over the aspects of combat which is what I was interested in. If you want a factual but dull account of U-505 this is the book for you. If you wan't to feel like you are in a U-Boat under depth charge attack look elsewhere,

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