Twilight of the U-boat, The

Twilight of the U-Boat: The Story of U-223

This is the story of U-223, commanded by Karl-Jürgen Wähter, from her commissioning in Kiel in January 1943 through her deadly operations to her dramatic end in the Mediterranean in March 1944. It also chronicles the U-boat arm’s declining fortunes, from its seemingly invincible position in early 1943, threatening the Allies, to the war’s conclusion.