Another place, another time
Subtitle: a U-boat officer's wartime album
By: Werner Hirschmann ; with Donald E. Graves ; foreword by Timothy P. Mulligan ; maps by Christopher Johnson.
Contributors: Graves, Donald E.
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Annapolis, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Hirschmann, Werner, 1923-; Germany. Kriegsmarine -- Officers -- Biography.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, German.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, German.; Marine engineers -- Germany -- Biography.; Submarines (Ships) -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Genres: Personal narratives, German.; Biography.
Description: "In Another Place, Another Time, Werner Hirschmann provides a unique view of the day-to-day life of a U-boat officer who, like young men on both sides, did his best to enjoy life while trying to do his duty. An epilogue describes his postwar life as a prisoner-of-war in Canada and Britain and his subsequent postwar move to Canada, where he pursued a successful career and eventually became an honorary member of the veterans' association of HMCS Esquimalt." "A key feature for the many readers interested in Second World War submarines is the technical section that provides a detailed pictorial tour of the Type IXC/40 U-boat, including many previously unpublished photographs discovered in Canadian archives."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-250) and index.
"First published in Canada by Robin Brass Studio Inc."--P. facing t.p.
Table of contents: title: Beginnings: 1923 to 1940; title: From Blankenfelde to the Bismarck: October 1940 to May 1941; title: The Rote Schloss and the U-boot-Waffe: June 1941 to March 1942; title: Sunshine, Chianti, and ice cream: Italy, April to July 1942; title: "Sing, Nachtigall, Sing!" Mürwik, Memel, and U-612, July 1942 to January 1944; title: Frontboot U-190: January to June 1944; title: Besieged in Festung Lorient: June to August 1944; title: Heim ins Reich; title: escape from Lorient: August to October 1944; title: Love in the ruins of the Reich: October 1944 to February 1945; title: The last patrol: February to May 1945; title: Flying the black flag: surrender, May 1945; title: Prisoner of war: May 1945 to October 1947; title: Epilogue: Another place, another time; title: Appendix 1. The type IXC/40 U-boats U-190 and U-889: a pictorial tour; title: Appendix 2. Life on a U-boat.