Gordon Williamson, using a carefully selected range of both wartime
images and color images of surviving U-boat memorabilia from private
collections, describes one hundred iconic elements of the U-boat service
and its campaigns. The array of objects includes important individuals
and the major U-boat types, through to the uniforms and insignias the
men wore. The weapons, equipment and technology used are explored, as
are the conditions in which the U-boat crews served, from cooking
facilities and general hygiene down to the crude toilet facilities.
Importantly, the enemy that they faced is also covered, examining the
ship-borne and airborne anti-submarine weaponry used against the
U-boats. The U-boats began the war, though few in number, more than a
match for the Allies and created carnage amongst merchant shipping as
well as sinking several major warships.