A unique collection of items that between them reveal the story and development of the German U-boat service during the Second World War Items cover the whole period of the U-boat campaign, from the preparations for war, its outbreak in 1939 through to the final surrender in 1945 Includes the Battle of the Atlantic and the inventions and technology introduced by both sides in an attempt to gain the upper hand Many rare surviving examples of U-Boat artefacts, from the U-Boat War Badge through to the submarines themselves Examines some of the important U-Boat personalities, such as Korvettenkapitn Wolfgang Lth,