Diary of a U-Boat Commander - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Diary of a U-Boat Commander write by Stephen King-Hall. This book was released on 2017-04-18. Diary of a U-Boat Commander available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Captain Karl von Schenk of the Kaiser's Navy is a stereotypical German nobleman - supremely self-confident, touchy about the divisions of class and any infringement on his place. He thinks he is handsome, has a suitably manly physique, an excellent singing voice, and a facility with writing. His wartime service related in his diary is a series of triumphs over harrowing circumstances, bringing his boat back in spite of the best efforts of the Royal Navy to stop him. His one vulnerability is a young lady he meets on leave in Bruges, Belgium. Although she is the trophy girlfriend of a German colonel who could cause him much harm if he were to find out, von Schenk pursues his Zoe with Teutonic straightforwardness. And both he and the reader are entirely blind-sided by the unexpected thunderclap that puts an end to the sweet affair. Stephen King-Hall, a Royal Navy officer during the war and writing as "Etienne", penned this book as if he had simply discovered it on a surrendered submarine. In fact, some editions of the book list the author as "anonymous." King-Hall's knowlege of naval affairs lend authority to this yarn of men that go to the sea in ships that sink... on purpose.
The Diary of a U-boat Commander
The Diary of a U-boat Commander - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Diary of a U-boat Commander write by Stephen Sir King-Hall. This book was released on 2022-09-04. The Diary of a U-boat Commander available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Diary of a U-boat Commander" (With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne) by Stephen Sir King-Hall. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne
The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne write by Anon. This book was released on 2005. The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Hirschfeld
Hirschfeld - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hirschfeld write by Geoffrey Brooks. This book was released on 2011-11-11. Hirschfeld available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Whilst there have been many memoirs written by U-boat commanders of the Second World War, a book such as this, based upon the diaries of a senior Petty Officer telegraphist, written in 'real time' is something very special. Wolfgang Hirschfeld, whose diaries Geoffrey Brooks has translated is a born story teller. The principal chapters describe his experiences during six war patrols in U-109, in which he served as the senior telegraphist. His is a tale which covers the whole kaleidescope of emotions shared by men at war—a story of immense courage and fortitude, of remarkable comradeship born of the dangers, frustrations and privations shared and of transitory moments of triumph. Throughout runs a vein of humour, without which resistance to stress would have been virtually impossible. We get to know one of Germany's great U-boat aces, 'Ajax' Bleichrodt, holder of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and, in a special biographical appendix, learn how he finally cracked under the strain. The role of Admiral Karl Donitz, the dynamic commander of the U-boat service, so fascinatingly described by Hirschfeld, is of special interest—not least because even this dedicated Nazi had clearly realized by September, 1942, that the war was fast being lost. In 1944 Hirschfeld was promoted Warrant Officer and found himself on a large, schnorkel-equipped boat (U-234) heading for Japan with a load of high technology equipment and, in addition, a quantity of uranium ore. The possible significance of that uranium has been deeply researched by Geoffrey Brooks and is discussed in a second appendix.
U122: The Diary of a U-Boat Commander [Illustrated Edition]
U122: The Diary of a U-Boat Commander [Illustrated Edition] - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook U122: The Diary of a U-Boat Commander [Illustrated Edition] write by Lieutenant-zu-See Karl Von Schenk. This book was released on 2015-11-06. U122: The Diary of a U-Boat Commander [Illustrated Edition] available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Includes The First World War At Sea Illustrations Pack with 189 maps, plans, and photos. “The diary (translated into English) of a World War One U-Boat commander. As well as being a fascinating glimpse of life on the German U-boats during the intense submarine blockade, this also reminds us there were humans involved - on both sides of the action - as we read too of the intimate thoughts and intense love of a man longing for his sweetheart.”-Print ed.
