This is a treasure-trove of 7 vintage paperback books on World War II -- including on Hitler and Nazi Germany:
This is a description of just one of the books - MEMOIRS: A Documentary of the Nazi Twilight:
"An abridged version of the amazing tale of the Nazi U-Boat command during World War II. Admiral Doenitz was the senior submarine commander for Germany at the start of World War II; as the war continued, he became Grand Admiral and eventually Commander-in Chief of the Navy. In his will, Hitler designated Doenitz as his heir, and Doenitz spent 20 days as head of the Reich state.
The book does an excellent job of explaining Doenitz's U-boat strategy both early and late in the war, how that affected the Allies and their naval supply chain, and the technological short-term and long-term submarine needs both from a defense and a survival standpoint. When I put the book down, it was clear to me that the Allies were fortunate to have mercurial Hitler determining strategy instead of Doenitz; the latter's strategy was impeccable and had devastating results. Unlike most Nazi leadership, he was even able to form an alliance, with Speer, to ensure naval production needs were given appropriate priority. The production lines, however, could not test and implement necessary technological advances quickly enough."
"Commander of the U-boat fleet, Supreme Naval Commander, and finally Hitler's successor in the last days of the Third Reich, Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz (1891-1980) has been condemned as a Nazi and praised as one of the most brilliant and honorable military leaders of the war. His "wolfpack" tactics resulted in a handful of U-boats sinking 14.5 million tons and nearly deciding the Battle of the Atlantic. Sentenced to ten years at the Nuremberg Trials, Doenitz wrote his memoirs upon his release. In a clear firm style he discusses the planning and execution of the U-boat campaign; the controversial sinking of the "Laconia;" America's "neutrality" before its entry into the war; the Normandy invasion; the July 1944 bomb plot; his encounters with Raeder, Goring, Speer, Himmler, and Hitler; as well as his own brief tenure as the last Fuhrer. Doenitz's invaluable work allows the reader to view the war at sea through the periscope's eye..."
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These are vintage, mass market paperbacks in overall "good", clean condition with wear and creases on covers and spines. Pages are clean overall, starting to tone. As for the MEMOIRS book - cover and adjacent pages are chipped at front right corner and edges. Thanks for looking ! r200 |