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These titles are listed alphabetically.<p><br><img src="/media/books/covers/english/k-boats.jpg" align="left" hspace=5 vspace=5> <h3 class="book_header">K Boats, The</h3></strong>by Everitt, Don<br>1999, United States Naval Inst.<br>ISBN 1557504679<br>Paperback, 144 pages, 24 plates, 8 drawings<br><img src="/media/images/flags/small/flag_sweden_s.png" alt="" width="18" height="12" /> book is in Swedish language<br>From the publisher: "Only today's atomic submarines have outstripped the fabulous twin-funneled K boats--the biggest, fastest submarines of World War I. But no other class of warship suffered so much calamity and controversy. Authorized by Churchill, these steam-powered submarines became the best-concealed debacle in British naval history. This book provides some answers to what went wrong during the series of dreadful mishaps." First published 1963.<br><br><strong>Purchase information:</strong> (<a href="/books/merchants.html" class="small">help</a>)<br><img src="/media/images/flags/small/flag-uk_s.gif" alt="" /> Get <strong>K Boats, The</strong> now at <a href="/about/scripts/amazon_co_uk.php?book=1557504679&path=/wwi/books/index.php">amazon.co.uk</a> <br><br><img src="/media/books/covers/english/0333443454.jpg" align="left" hspace=5 vspace=5> <h3 class="book_header">Submarines and the War at Sea 1914-1918</h3></strong>by Compton-Hall, Richard<br>2000, Macmillan<br>ISBN 0333443454<br>Hardcover, 345 pages<br><img src="/media/images/flags/small/flag_sweden_s.png" alt="" width="18" height="12" /> book is in Swedish language<br>First published 1991.<br><br><strong>Purchase information:</strong> (<a href="/books/merchants.html" class="small">help</a>)<br><img src="/media/images/flags/small/flag_usa-s.gif" alt="" /> Get <strong>Submarines and the War at Sea 1914-1918</strong> now at <a href="/about/scripts/amazon_com.php?book=0333443454&path=/wwi/books/index.php">amazon.com</a> <br><br><img src="/media/books/covers/german/u-38-im-einsatz.jpg" align="left" hspace=5 vspace=5> <h3 class="book_header">Todesgefahr 眉ber uns</h3></strong>by Valentiner, Max<br>(Mortal danger above: U-38 in action)<br>U 38 im Einsatz<br>2002, Ullstein-Verlag, Berlin<br>ISBN 3548254365<br>Paperback, 282 pages<br><img src="/media/images/flags/small/flag_sweden_s.png" alt="" width="18" height="12" /> book is in Swedish language<br>First published in 1934 as <a href="/boats/u38.htm">U-38</a>: Wikingefahrten eines deutschen U-Bootes.<br><br><img src="/media/books/covers/english/u-boat_offensive.jpg" align="left" hspace=5 vspace=5> <h3 class="book_header">U-Boat Offensive 1914-1945, The</h3></strong>by Tarrant, V.E.<br>2000, Cassell Academic<br>ISBN 185409520X<br>Hardcover, 192 pages, 114 pictures, 16 maps, 8 graphs<br><img src="/media/images/flags/small/flag_sweden_s.png" alt="" width="18" height="12" /> book is in Swedish language<br>A good general account of U-boats in both wars, contains good analysis and details of losses and flotillas. First published 1989.<br> - This book has been <a href="/books/translations.html?mid=264">translated</a> into other languages<br><a href="/books/reviews/264.html"> <img src="/media/books/images/book_review-30.gif" class="width89" height="30" vspace="4" hspace="2"></a><br><br><br><br><strong>Purchase information:</strong> (<a href="/books/merchants.html" class="small">help</a>)<br><img src="/media/images/flags/small/flag-uk_s.gif" alt="" /> Get <strong>U-Boat Offensive 1914-1945, The</strong> now at <a href="/about/scripts/amazon_co_uk.php?book=185409520X&path=/wwi/books/index.php">amazon.co.uk</a> <br><br><img src="/media/books/covers/english/u-boats-destroyed-grant.jpg" align="left" hspace=5 vspace=5> <h3 class="book_header">U-Boats Destroyed</h3></strong>by Grant, Robert M.<br>The Effect of Anti-Submarine Warfare, 1914-1918<br>2002, Periscope Publishing<br>ISBN 1904381006<br>172 pages, maps<br><img src="/media/images/flags/small/flag_sweden_s.png" alt="" width="18" height="12" /> book is in Swedish language<br>From the publisher: This book, the first of R. M. Grant's great trilogy, covering every aspect of the struggle against the U-boats, looks at the visible effects of the allied anti-submarine campaign throughout World War One - destroyed U-boats. It is the most complete history written on this subject and remains a major reference source for historians and naval enthusiasts. <p> First published in 1964, this book has been reissued by <a href=http://www.periscopepublishing.com/Shop.htm>Periscope Publishing</a>.<br><br><strong>Purchase information:</strong> (<a href="/books/merchants.html" class="small">help</a>)<br><img src="/media/images/flags/small/flag-uk_s.gif" alt="" /> Get <strong>U-Boats Destroyed</strong> now at <a href="/about/scripts/amazon_co_uk.php?book=1904381006&path=/wwi/books/index.php">amazon.co.uk</a> <p><br><b><div align="center">5 books</b><p><a href="/wwi/books/">Return to World War One books</a></p></div> <div class="adSeperator"></div> <div id="ga_contentFooter728" align="center"> <script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1101670507446460" data-ad-slot="7580936821"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div><br> </div>  <div id="footer"> <div id="footer_navcontainer"> <ul id="footer_navlist"> <li><a href="/" title="Front page">Front page</a></li> <li><a href="/about/" title="About uboat.net">About</a></li> <li><a href="/about/contact.htm" title="Contact us">Contact us</a></li> <li><a href="/special/faq.htm" title="Frequently Asked Questions">FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="/glossary.htm" title="Glossary pages">Glossary</a></li> <li><a href="/new.htm" title="What's new at uboat.net">What's new</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="footer_copyright">  © 1995 - 2025 Guðmundur Helgason </div> </div>  </div>  </body></html>