Author: Sir Stephen King-Hall / Year: 1893-1966 / Genre: Miltary-warThe infamous U boats deployed by Germany in the two World Wars have spawned several works of fiction
and non-fiction. These deadly vessels were not just efficient and lethal killing machines, but they were also
used very effectively in economic blockades. They were positioned primarily to obstruct the conveyance of
fuel, food and other essential supplies which the enemy needed to sustain the war effort.
In the Diary of a U Boat Commander, the author, Stephen King-Hall draws upon his vast personal experiences
as a naval officer in World War I. Writing under the name of the fictitious narrator, Etienne, King-Hall presents
the events in the story in the form of a diary that has been discovered aboard a captured German U boat.