Iron Coffins: A Personal Account of the German U-Boat Battles of World War II

Review
"Page for page, one of the most exciting accounts of submarine warfare...First-rate." -- Publishers Weekly

Product Description
"With Werner we sweat out attacks in the foul air of the U-Boat, cringing with him at every bomb."--New York Times.

The former German U-boat commander Herbert Werner navigates readers through the waters of World War II, recounting four years of the most significant and savage battles. By war's end, 28,000 out of 39,000 German sailors had disappeared beneath the waves.

About the Author
Commander Herbert Werner served on five submarines from 1941 to 1945 and came to the United States in 1947.