New Books, Old Subjects--Better, Expanded Coverage.

• Jurisdiction: United States
• Date: 01 November 2001
• Author: Silbergeld, David LL.
• Published date: 01 November 2001
• Author: Silbergeld, David LL.

How many times have you gone to the bookstores, scanned titles, and thought, "Already read that!" Maybe so, but if you had looked more closely, you might have seen that many of the newest books covering key historical events have so much more in them, even though the subject seems to have been covered quite nicely before.

Take a look at "U-Boats: The illustrated History of the Raiders of the Deep," by David Miller. (Dulles, Va., Brassey's, $27.95) Classify this as an excellent source of information, drawings and photos (black and white), with just about everything you wanted to know about U-boats in a single, not-too-expensive book.

Many of the photos and diagrams are new. They cover not only the boats--by class, design and a host of technical specs--but also the weapons and equipment, including some that never got off the drawing board. There is excellent coverage of the Enigma machines, with a diagram explaining how they worked.

A section of the book covers U-boat operations, explaining their deployment, as well as the famous U-boat map-grid reference system. Key commanders, training, decorations and missions are all included. This is a "must-acquire" for naval historians.

Since we are brushing across Enigma, code...