Iron Coffins |
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Master and Commander Posts: 1323 Location: Oxnard, CA | Subject: Iron Coffins A friend JUST sent me a copy of Iron Coffins by Herbert A. Werner, a WWII U-boat captain. (forward by Ned Beach.) When I'm through with it, it will be up for grabs. Give me a couple weeks to savor it. Deluge me with requests any time. Jon Edited by JrKrup, Skimmer 2017-09-25 1:43 PM | ||
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Great Sage of the Sea Posts: 619 | Subject: RE: Iron Coffins After the war Werner, a former u boat captain, emigrated to the US [NJ] and eventually became a citizen. He was a frequent visitor to the Ling and boy did he have sea stories. | ||
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Plankowner Posts: 9165 Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: RE: Iron Coffins Great book. I've had my copy for years. Guy moved to the US and became a citizen. Enjoy!!! PS: 3 minutes later.(just read Steve's post, said the same thing) | ||
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Master and Commander Posts: 1890 Location: Patterson, New York | Subject: RE: Iron Coffins I remember the book being passed around on one patrol. It has been lots of years since I read it. | ||
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Master and Commander Posts: 1576 Location: Wollongong, NSW | Subject: RE: Iron Coffins Have had the book for many years now. Re-read every two to three years. So many losses but they didn't stop going out. Fortunately for Great Britain, the super-boat came too late. | ||