Shooting the War: The Memoir and Photographs of a U-Boat Officer in World War II
Quite simply an excellent book . It is one of the best first person accounts of life on a u-boat that I have read,my other favourites being books by Teddy Suhren and Wolfgang Hirschfeld. --By Graham MckeeQuite an amazing story by Otto Giese. From an officer in North German Lloyd's SS Columbus, to the U181 u-boat, escaping imprisonment in Ellis Island, to being a POW in Changi. There's also some interesting stories about official contacts with the Japanese (Navy), Penang, and what happened at Changi. The book is well written, in fact, you won't be able to put it down once you start reading it. As a bonus, it has some amazing photos by the author, made since the SS Columbus days. Excellent book, specially since it starts with the views of an civilian officer prior to WW2. Highly recommended, and if you're interested in History, WW2 History, or just Naval History in general, then this book is a mandatory title for your collection. Deserves 5 stars easily. --By Lb Lewis--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.