Steel Boat, Iron Hearts: A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505
General Michel Franceschi began his military career in 1951 at the officer's school at Saint-Cyr and concluded it in 1990 in the rank of General de Corps Armee (General of Corps). General Franceschi's profession encouraged the study of military history. A Special Historical Consultant to the International Napoleonic Society, General Franceschi is the author of Democracy Massacred:  Witness in New Caledonia (1998) and Corsica: The Voice of the Silent Majority (2001).--This text refers to thePaperbackedition.