Another Place, Another Time: A U-boat Officer's Wartime Album

Another Place, Another Time: A U-boat Officer's Wartime Album
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This unique book met with universal acclaim when it was published in hardcover in 2004. Now it appears in a handsome paperback revised edition.Werner Hirschmann, former German submarine officer, recounts his childhood in Nazi Germany, his attendance at the German Naval Academy, his service in the U-Boot-Waffe and his experiences as a POW. Among the most interesting episodes are his period on a destroyer that escorted the Bismarck on her last operation; a Mediterranean U-boat patrol; being besieged by the American army at the U-boat base at Lorient; and his last patrol to North America, when his submarine, U-190, sank the Canadian warship HMCS Esquimault.Based on Hirschmann's wartime diaries as well as historical documents, this book includes many photos from his remarkable album depicting life and
Country USA
Brand Brand: Robin Brass Studio, Inc.
Manufacturer Robin Brass Studio, Inc.
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber maps & illus
ReleaseDate 2011-04-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781896941646

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