The German Navy during World War II played a crucial role in disrupting Allied shipping, Order of Battle: German Kriegsmarine in World War II shows the key encounters whether in the North Atlantic or at the invasion of Crete, the strengths and organizational structures at fleet and flotilla level of the Third Reich's naval forces campaign by campaign, building into an essential reference for any enthusiast. With diagrams and full colour campaign maps, the book is an easy-to-use guide to the types and numbers of German ships and U-boats and where they served throughout the war. 300 colour and b/w photographs