Merriam Press World War II Album WA27 (First Edition, 2015). A collection of photographs taken by esteemed U-boat Captain, Herbert Werner, one of a handful of U-boat commanders to survive World War II, and whose memoir, "Iron Coffins," is a classic. This fascinating collection of impromptu photographs has been, for the most part, unseen by the general public. It is important to reflect upon how difficult, and often horrific, life was on a U-boat. The crews of each U-boat fully understood that there was the very real possibility of forever being entombed in their "iron coffins," if an enemy's cannon, bomb, or depth charge, found its mark. The U-boat war was fast becoming, as Werner stated, "one long funeral procession for us." 105 photos and illustrations.