Synopses & Reviews
This volume features six essays by leading U-boat scholars on the careers of German submarine commanders; includes an essay by Admiral Erich Topp, wartime commander of U-552.
Synopsis
Features five essays by leading U-boat scholars on the careers of German submarine commanders. Includes an essay by Admiral Erich Topp, formerly of U-552.
Table of Contents
In memoriam Englebert Endrass : Castor mourns Pollox / Erich Topp -- Karl-Friedrich Merten and the Prussian tradition / Timothy P. Mulligan -- Ralph Kapitsky : battle in the Caribbean and the death of U-615 / Gaylord T. M. Kelshall -- Fritz Guggenberger : Bavarian U-boat ace / Eric C. Rust -- Victor Oehrn : the ace with no name / Jordan Vause -- Heinz-Wilhelm Eck : Siegerjustiz and the Peleus affair / Dwight R. Messimer.