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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German
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Commander of the U-boat fleet, Supreme Naval Commander, and finally Hitler's successor in the last days of the Third Reich, Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz (1891-1980) has been condemned as a Nazi and praised as one of the most brilliant and honorable military leaders of the war. His "wolf-pack" tactics resulted in a handful of U-boats sinking 14.5 million tons and nearly deciding the Battle of the Atlantic. Sentenced to ten years at the Nuremberg Trials, Doenitz wrote his memoirs upon his release. In a clear firm style he discusses the planning and execution of the U-boat campaign; the controversial sinking of the Laconia; America's "neutrality" before its entry into the war; the Normandy invasion; the July 1944 bomb plot; his encounters with Raeder, Goring, Speer, Himmler, and Hitler; as well as his own brief tenure as the last Fuhrer. Introduced by two acclaimed historians who knew Doenitz well, this invaluable work allows the reader to view the war at sea through the periscope's eye.
Memoirs,Karl Doenitz,Da Capo Press,0306807645,1891-,Biography & Autobiography,Donitz, Karl,,Europe - Germany,Historical - General,History - Military / War,History: World,Military,Military - World War II,Naval operations,Naval operations, German,Submarine,World War, 1939-1945,Biography: general,Dönitz, Karl,Europe,European history: Second World War,Naval forces & warfare,Second World War, 1939-1945,War & defence operations
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