The Odyssey of a U-Boat Commander: Recollections of Erich Topp

by Erich Topp

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Admiral Topp's memoirs reflect the faith, hopes, errors, and transformations in a man's life, indeed those of a whole generation whose understanding of history and ideology was held captive by the myth of power. The terrible annihilation in World War II and, even more so, the unimaginable destructive potential of nuclear weapons, have resulted in a change in the use of power. The author's diaries and journals, along wth their contemporary interpretation, illustrate the political dimension of show more this change." show less

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Erich Topp
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World War II (1939 | 1945)

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History, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
DDC/MDS
940.54History & geographyHistory of EuropeHistory of Europe1918-Military history of World War II
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D781 .T6713History of Europe, Asia, Africa and OceaniaHistory (General)World War II (1939-1945)
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