Neither sharks nor wolves : the men of Nazi Germany's U-boat arm, 1939-1945 /

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Author / Creator:Mulligan, Timothy.
Imprint:Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c1999.
Description:xxv, 340 p., [14] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3830913
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ISBN:1557505942 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-330) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Tables
  • Preface
  • Glossary
  • Comparative Ranks of World War II Navies
  • 1. A Community Bound by Fate
  • 2. First Generation
  • 3. The Framework of the U-boat War
  • 4. Patterns of the U-boat War, 1939-1945
  • 5. Spirit and Soul: U-boat Officers
  • 6. The Right Man in the Right Place
  • 7. Quality before Quantity: The Making of U-boat Men
  • 8. A Children's Crusade? Age and Experience of U-boat Crews
  • 9. More One Cannot Be: The Morale of an Involuntary Elite
  • 10. Humanity vs. Necessity: U-boats and Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
  • 11. Disinterested Service: The Navy and National Socialism
  • 12. Endings
  • Appendix 1.. Survey of U-boat Veterans
  • Appendix 2.. Numbers and Losses of the U-boat Service
  • Appendix 3.. Organization of the U-boat Arm, 1 July 1942
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index