A well-illustrated history of a hitherto untold and ignored U-boat story The U-boat war against Russia was as fierce and unrelenting as the land war that raged along the Eastern Front between 1941 and 1945. From Wolf Pack attacks on Russian convoy traffic and military vessels to close-quarter combat undertaken by small U-boats transported by land and river to the Black Sea, the Kriegsmarine wrestled for control of the seas fringing an embattled Soviet Union. Previously untold in English, the struggle between the Kriegsmarine's U-boats and the Red Navy lasted from the opening salvos of Operation Barbarossa to the final chaotic days of Germany's defeat. AUTHOR: Lawrence Paterson has a long-standing interest in the Kriegsmarine and is the author of ten books on the subject including 'U-Boat War Patrol', 'Hitler's Grey Wolves, Weapons Of Desperation' (Greenhill Books), 'Black Flag', 'Donitz's Last Gamble' and 'U-boats in the Mediterranean' (Seaforth Publishing). He has worked in the Royal Navy Submarine Museum and, in his other career, is a heavy metal drummer. SELLING POINTS: ? Includes first-person testimony from Black Sea U-Boat officer Gerd Enders and other veterans ? Details the German view of the attack on British convoys including PQ17 ? Fresh perspective on the Wehrmacht's war in the East ? Never-before-published colour and b/w photos and written material ? Includes information on Allied convoys in support of Russia, frequently overlooked 32pp mono + 8pp col 100 b/w illustrations
