U-Boat Commander -- Paperback / U-47 Gunther Prien, World War II / Submarine Book Store

"U-BOAT COMMANDER" - By Commander Gunther Prien. Shortly after World War II broke out in 1939, Commander Prien carefully maneuvered his German submarine U-47 into Scapa Flow and torpedoed the British battleship Royal Oak. The 29,000-ton battleship quickly sank, taking 810 men with her. Prien returned to Germany as an instant war hero––then wrote this book. Just two years later in March of 1941, Commander Prien failed to return from the North Atlantic, U-47 was lost with all hands––now only his story remains. Prien's book is among the ultra-rare submarine books. 1969 Awards First edition Paperback. 159 pages, no photos, maps or index.

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