Author: Schaeffer, Heinz (trans. George Edinger and Godfrey Wilson, pref. by Admiral of the Fleet, The Earl of Cork and Orrery, GCB, GCVO, foreword by Nicholas Monsarrat), Title: U-BOAT 977.
Description: William Kimber, London, 1957, pocket edn., 1st in imprint, paperback, 192pp, 4pp half tone photo ills., pictorial upper wrapper by 'Blandford', the title of this book is a misnomer as two thirds of the book are the experiences of the author, from his early naval training to his first posting to a submarine in 1941 as a midshipman, patrols in the Atlantic with intermediate visits to Lorient and Brest, promotion and further posting and patrol to the South Atlantic, a Commanding Officers course and eventual command in 1944 of U-977 and in 1945 a final mysterious voyage to the Argentine, some vertical creasing in spine, a little rubbed at extrems. with sl. flaking at edges of spine, edges tanned, good plus,
Keywords: war ww2 navy u-boat
Price: GBP 6.00 = appr. US$ 8.57 Seller: A Book for all Reasons
- Book number: 42027
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