Centre for Maritime Historical Studies
Derek Law Bibliography
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MARTINDALE, Dougie. Gunther Prien and U-47: The Bull of Scapa Flow. From the Sinking of HMS Royal Oak to the Battle of the Atlantic. viii, 450p., bibliog., illus., index. Barnsley: Frontline, 2018. ISBN: 1526737752.
This detailed account charts the full story of U-47, its commander and crew. As well as examining all the main events in each of U-47's ten War Patrols, particularly the attack on HMS Royal Oak, for which a number of new conclusions are explored, as is U-47's final fate. Includes her specifications and gives descriptions of crew duties and life on board the submarine.
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