Hirschfeld

Wolfgang Hirschfeld

first published 1996 Orion, 1997 255 pages

Whilst there have been many memoirs written by U-boat commanders of the Second World War, a book such as this, based upon the diaries of a senior Petty Officer telegraphist, written in 'real time' is something very special. Wolfgang Hirschfeld, whose diaries Geoffrey Brooks has translated is a born story teller. The principal chapters describe his experiences during six war patrols in U-109, in which he served as th...

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Hirschfeld edition · 1997 · Orion · 255 pages
Hirschfeld edition · 1996 · Naval Institute Press · 253 pages
Hirschfeld edition · 1996 · Leo Cooper · 304 pages

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