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

An amazing memoir of Captain Werner's experiences in the German U-boat campaigns of World War II from its early glory days to its near anhilation by wars end. His writing is so vivid and engaging that you feel like you're in the U-boat with him fearing for your life listening to the screws of the Allied destroyers and depth charges that are searching to sink your sub and send you to your grave in an iron coffin. You can almost feel and smell the damp moldy foul air of a sub that has been out at sea for weeks. You can also appreciate his unflinching dedication to his country and extreme craftiness at eluding his enemy even though it was our country and allies he was fighting against. He loses his family and most of his friends and classmates and sees and relates the utter futility of war. His memoirs give the reader an enlightening view from the German perspective of the war.
For an Allied perspective check out Homer Hickman's fine book Torpedo Junction.