A quiet moment in the bridge of U-138. Franz Gramitzki, her first watch officer, is seated at right. A very young Theodor Petersen is above him and in the center. The four men are listening to a radio that has been brought up. The news is probably good; this picture was taken in the summer of 1940, the ??shappy times??? of the U-boats. FASCINATING black and white images from a new book have helped lift the lid on the story of the German naval commander who is credited with sinking an astonishing forty-seven Allied ships and a submarine during the Second World War, Wolfgang L?zth. Photos from ???U-Boat Ace: The Story of Wolfgang L?zth??? show the commander brazenly puffing on a cigarette on the bridge of his U-43 boat. Additional snaps capture L?zth???s sinking of Swedish freighter, Sicilia, whilst another shows his funeral procession, just two days after his death. Author, Jordan Vause, discussed what it was that drew him to Luth???s story has given readers a small insight into the stories told in the book. Jordan Vause / Greenhill Books / mediadrumworld.com