Ngerman submarine u-869 books

They shared their memories and photographs with me, and i began to understand who the men of u869 were and what their lives had been like. A personal account of the german u boat battles of world war ii by. Kurson an account of two divers and their crew who discover and explore, over 5 year period, a wwii german submarine off the coast of new jersey in 1991. Bernie chowdhury would author the book, the last dive, about the deaths of. Perfect for those interested in german u boat lore during ww ii. Part of the story of the book is not only exploring the submarine but also trying to figure out which one it is.

It was commissioned on 26 january 1944 with kapitanleutnant helmuth neuerburg in command. The true adventure of two americans who risked everything to solve one of the last mysteries of wwii 2005 ballentine books, isbn 0345 482476. The uboat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. The boat is u869, a submarine previously thought lost off the coast of morocco. Uboat 869 sank with all hands off new jersey in wwii. It puts the discovery of the u869 into perspective with other uboats that have been found in american waters. German submarine u869 was a type ixc40 uboat of nazi germanys kriegsmarine during world war ii, whose wreck was discovered off the coast of new jersey in 1991. In june 1999, nova producer rush denooyer interviewed guschewski. It was when the first books about the submarine war were published after the war. It provides an overview of the uboat war through accounts of other uboat losses. Shadow divers published in 2004 is a nonfictional book by robert kurson recounting of the discovery of a world war ii german u boat 60 miles 97 km off the coast of new jersey, united states in 1991. On 31 august, 1997 these same divers reported evidence that the boat they found is u869 knife inscribed with a u869 crew members name, uzo torpedo aiming device, machinerynumbers from. The snorkel was a twin airintake and exhaust tube that permitted a submerged submarine to operate its diesel engines instead of the much weaker electrical engines.

The discovery of the wreck of a german submarine off the coast of new jersey in. The details of the discovery and identification of the u boat were documented in a two hour nova program, hitlers lost sub, and in a new book shadow divers by robert kurson. U869, a type ixc uboat under the command of kapitanleutnant helmut neuerburg, left kiel, germany on november 23, 1944 for snorkel training at horten, norway. Gary gentiles selfpublished, nonfiction book shadow divers exposed. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Shadow divers exposed works on a multitude of levels. A 78yearold man came forth and announced that he was the sole survivor of u869. Shadow divers published in 2004 is a nonfictional book by robert kurson recounting of the discovery of a world war ii german uboat 60 miles 97 km off the coast of new jersey. A german uboat was found off the coast of new jersey, usa on 2 sept, 1991 by several divers. It presents the actual circumstances that surrounded the loss of the u869.