About the Author

Lawrence Patterson is an avid underwater diver whose interest in the U-boat war stems from having lived in France close to the Brest U-boat bunkers. He became President of the Brittany Marine Research Society dedicated to the discovery and survey of WW2 wrecks. Now living in Portsmouth he is a member of the Royal Navy Submarine Museum's Archive Group specialising in U-boat and Kriegsmarine research. He is married to Sarah Burbridge, the submarine author.