Fully illustrated throughout with colour and black-and-white photographs and colour artworks, The German Navy in World War II covers each class of German naval vessel - commerce raiders, battleships, battlecruisers, cruisers, destroyers, torpedo boats, S-boats and U-boats. Detailed information is given on each class of ship, including design and development history, deployment and tactics at sea. In addition, comprehensive specification tables provide details on individual vessels: armament, armour, dimensions, machinery and complement, with all measurements in both metric and imperial.The German Navy in World War II is not just a directory of technical information. The book also includes accounts of the ships in action.