Tracing your Naval Ancestors

Tracing your Naval Ancestors

UNSINKABLE - THE FULL STORY

UNSINKABLE - THE FULL STORY

U-188 - A German Submariner's Account of the War at Sea

Klaus Willman

A unique and fascinating account of one U-Boat mans war, taking in an epic voyage half way around the world, the dangers of the North Atlantic and the privations and suffering in Germany at the end of the war.
£19.99
Availability: In stock
Anton Staller was a U-boat lookout, rising no higher than Leading Seaman and his account of the war from the lower ranks is unique. He served on the Type IXc/40 boat, U-188 under Kapitanleutnant Ludden on three patrols witnessing the stark reality of convoy warfare from his lookout position on the conning tower of his submarine. His U-boat sank the British destroyer HMS Beverley and eight merchant ships exceeding 100,000 gross tons but the submarine also spent many hours submerged under depth-charge attacks. More so than many of his contemporaries, Staller was prepared to reveal his thoughts and feelings of his experiences of the war at sea, and of his time on the conning tower, at the hydrophons, and cleaning weapons as a messboy. His journal demonstrates how political thinking rarely entered the minds of the U-boat men, even though many of them, such as Ludden, did not choose to serve in submarines. Staller was not a Nazi and came from a Socialist Party background, yet he never questioned the cause he was fighting for. To Staller it was simply 'Us or Them to the death'.

ISBN: 9781848327603
Format: Hardback
Author(s): Klaus Willman
First Publishment Date: 05 August 2015
More Information
Coming Soon No
Author(s) Klaus Willman
Customer Reviews
  1. This Memoir is easy to read and very interesting
    This book provides an unusual view of life in the U-boat service. Memoirs from surviving German submariners are very rare and those from ordinary rankers even scarcer. This Memoir is easy to read, well translated and will surely find a place on the shelves of every U-boat enthusiast.

    Review by

    Posted on

Write Your Own Review
You're reviewing:U-188 - A German Submariner's Account of the War at Sea