One of WWII's pivotal events was the capture of U-505 on June 4, 1944.
The top secret seizure of this massive Type IX submarine provided the
Allies with priceless information on German technology and innovation.
After the war, U-505 was transported to Chicago, where today several
hundred thousand visitors a year pass through its well-preserved hull at
the Museum of Science and Industry.
Now in paperback, Hunt and Kill offers the first definitive study of
U-505. Chapters include her construction, crew and commanders, combat
history, an assessment of Type IX operations, naval intelligence, the
eight fatal German mistakes that doomed the ill-fated boat, her capture,
and final transportation and restoration for posterity.
The contributors to this fascinating volume--a Who's Who of U-boat
historians--include: Erich Topp (U-552, Odyssey of a U-boat Commander);
Eric Rust (Naval Officers Under Hitler); Timothy Mulligan (Neither
Sharks Nor Wolves); Jak Mallmann Showell (Hitler's U-boat Bases); Jordan
Vause (Wolf); Lawrence Patterson (First U-boat Flotilla); Mark Wise
(Enigma and the Battle of the Atlantic); Keith R. Gill (former Curator,
U-505, Museum of Science and Industry), and Theodore P. Savas (editor,
Silent Hunters: German U-boat Commanders of World War II; author, Nazi
Millionaires).
