The Diary of a U-boat Commander, by Sir Stephen King-Hall
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"I would ask you a favour," said the German captain, as we sat in the cabin of a U-boat which had just been added to the long line of bedraggled captives which stretched themselves for a mile or more in Harwich Harbour, in November, 1918. I made no reply; I had just granted him a favour by allowing him to leave the upper deck of the submarine, in order that he might await the motor launch in some sort of privacy; why should he ask for more?
The Diary of a U-boat Commander, by Sir Stephen King-Hall- Published on: 2015-06-04
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .23" w x 6.00" l, .32 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 100 pages
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful. Unexpected Gem! By Phil Geusz I didn't expect much for a buck. Even more, twenty pages into this read, I hated Herr Schenk with a passion-- his diary revealed him to be the very image of a stereotypical arrogant Prussian nobleman, who constantly referred to even his own captain as an "inferior" because of his lack of a blue-blooded family lineage. And yet, this work ended up being one of the greatest reads I've experienced in years. It wasn't the grand military adventure I was led to expect-- far from it! Instead, the iron-spined Herr Schenk fell head-over-heels in love with someone he really rather should not have. And, in so-doing, he was compelled to face the moral failings of his society and his nation. For the first time, I ran into a German officer who finally "gets it".I've read dozens if not hundreds of German officers' memoirs over several decades. In fact, I've read so many of them that I'm sick to death of empty platitudes like "patriotism" and "national honor" and "the legitimate needs of the German people". Yet never, ever before have I come across the story of a man who came to such a profound understanding of the evil nature of the war machine and social order he served. You'll find no weasel-words here; in the end Schenk, the most unlikely of penitents, _understood_. Over a period of a handful of months, he went from arrogant pride at being singled out for a few words from the Kaiser to faking his attacks on Allied ships so that his crew might believe that they were actually fighting. He ended the war disgraced in the eyes of his peers, but at last a whole man in every other regard.Of all the German memoirs I've read, this one _quite_ unexpectedly turned out to be the most powerful and memorable. Halfway through, I'd have dismissed it (and Schenk) as eminently forgettable. I'd have been wrong, too!My only caveat regarding this book is that its story seems almost too good to be true. A quick spot of internet research doesn't find any historical mention of Herr Schenk, where his (minor) exploits as a U-Boat commander before his great change of heart should at least have earned him a byline. (He sank several ships, according to "Diary", including a Q-ship.) Yet, I find nothing, which makes we suspicious as to the work's authenticity. On the other hand, his "lingo" (all the way down to referring to the gyrocompass by its brand-name) is spot-on. It _feels_ authentic, in other words. Yet, I harbor suspicions.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. diary of a u-boat commander By cabinboy Written or translated by a non submariner.Submarines do not have guards or sentries,they have charts not maps.Not a good book.However it does have some interesting points and shows the prevailing attitude to the allies in WWI.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Clumsy fiction - don't waste your time By Brent Despite all the insinuations, this is not an authentic diary. The author has clearly never served on a submarine. The historical coincidences are absurd--- the supposedly naval author just happens to visit Verdun by train, and captures the moment from a reflective, postwar perspective? I admit that I didn't finish the book, but neither will you. This isn't history, or even a very good stab at historical fiction, just some amateur history buff's vision of how it "could have happened." The only even vaguely intriguing aspect of the book is how someone managed to generate so much attention for such a thin product.
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