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Suhren Teddy |
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Teddy Suhren : ace of aces : memoirs of a U-boat rebel / / Teddy Suhren and Fritz Brustat-Naval ; translated by Frank James |
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South Yorkshire, England : , : Frontline Books, , 2011 |
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©2011 |
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1-4738-1887-7 |
1-78383-955-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (249 p.) |
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World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations, German |
Submarine captains - Germany |
World War, 1939-1945 |
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Atlantic Ocean |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Reinhard 'Teddy' Suhren fired more successful torpedo shots than any other man during the war, many before he even became a U-boat commander. He was also the U-boat service's most irreverent and rebellious commander; his lack of a military bearing was a constant source of friction with higher authority. Valued for his good humour and ability to lead, his nickname was acquired because he marched like a teddy-bear.Despite his refusal to conform to the rigid thought-patterns of National Socialism, his operational successes protected him, and he found himself accepted in the highest circles of pow |
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