As with the earlier volumes,  UIF #4 is in the large A4 format which allows for some superb and large photographs, something that is important when dealing with ships of all types as they tend to be long and skinny! There are sections on boat types, conning towers, combat actions, personalities, the popular 'pictures with a story' section, camouflage and a lot more. This is additionally enhanced with color illustrations throughout the book. Particularly nice is a large fold out page that shows the U-307 in some pretty neat Arctic markings.

All of the stories are good ones and show the boats as one does not usually see them. There are quite a few markings articles and some that are quite unusual as well. Certainly not what I've read from the usual sources.

Like the earlier LIF books, this one is dual English/German and contains not only some rare period color photos, but a lot of previously unpublished images from a number of sources. There is delight in every page, making this book one that you simply have to get.

December 2008

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