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Steel Boat, Iron Hearts: A U-Boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505 (2005)

by Hans Goebeler(Favorite Author)

4.26 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1932714073 (ISBN13: 9781932714074)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Savas Beatie

review 1: Great history of U-505 from a reputable, sometimes biased, source. Great detail in how the crews trained, were assigned boats, and performed on the missions. Having seen the U-505 in Chicago I was interested in a more detailed account of the boat's history and this book performed admirably. It was a bit tiring to hear Goebeler get angry about allied bombing of the U-Boat bases and subsequent collateral damage of nearby residential areas but failing to understand the destruction was the result of the German occupation. When the author stuck to the U-Boat story it was really good.
review 2: An exceptional memoir about the crew of the U-505, an extraordinary tale that happens to be true...Das Boot and more! Closing paragraph of the book: "George Santayana once... more said, “Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.” But what good is studying history if all one reads are one-sided fairy tales written by the victors? It seems clear to me that only if we know the whole truth about the past, can we determine the right solutions for the future. This is crucial for everyone, not just for those whom history has cast into the role of villain.” less

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