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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 were 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 with their contemporary interpretation, illustrate the political dimension of this change. Topp wrote this book to illuminate a segment of twentieth century history which can only be portrayed truthfully by those who themselves have lived and suffered through it. Topp also describes freely the era of the Third Reich. Even today, after long years of occupying positions of leadership, the author feels the burden of historical responsibility. In this sense his book is a statement about the ambivalence of human existence. It provides answers to the question of why a whole generation of Germans followed the mesmerizing siren song of a totalitarian regime, an experience which still looms like a shadow over the living.

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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 were 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 with their contemporary interpretation, illustrate the political dimension of this change. Topp wrote this book to illuminate a segment of twentieth-century history, which "can only be portrayed truthfully by those who themselves have lived and suffered through it". Topp also describes freely the era of the Third Reich. Even today, after long years of occupying positions of leadership, the author feels the burden of historical responsibility. In this sense his book is a statement about the ambivalence of human existence. It provides answers to the question of why a whole generation of Germans followed the mesmerizing siren song of a totalitarian regime, an experience that still looms like a shadow over the living.

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Title The odyssey of a U-boat commander: Recollections of Erich Topp
Author Erich Topp; Eric Rust (Translator)
Binding Hardcover
Edition 1st English Edit
Pages 264
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Westport, Connecticut
Date 1992-07-13
Features Dust Cover, Index
ISBN 9780275938987 / 0275938980
Weight 1.08 lbs (0.49 kg)
Dimensions 9.3 x 6.34 x 0.86 in (23.62 x 16.10 x 2.18 cm)
Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
Library of Congress subjects World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations -, World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations,
Library of Congress Catalog Number 91047593
Dewey Decimal Code 940.545

About the author

ERICH TOPP joined the German Navy in 1934 and won distinction as a U-boat commander in World War II. On 17 war patrols he and his men sank 34 enemy vessels and were highly decorated for their accomplishments. Following a brief stint as an ordinary seaman after the war, Topp studied architecture, graduating in 1949 as a certified engineer. For two years he worked as a scientific assistant at the Technical University in Hanover and subsequently embarked on a career as a freelance architect. In 1958, he rejoined the West German navy, serving three years as the German naval representative to NATO's Military Committee in Washington, D.C. After additional staff commands and promotions, he ended his active service in 1969 as Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the West German Navy with the rank of Rear Admiral. From 1970 to 1984 he worked as an industrial consultant. He and his wife live in Remagen near Bonn.

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Westport, CT, USA: Praeger, 1992. 1st Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. x, 242pp. [10pp] bw photos, repros, plans. Black cloth w bright silver relief lettering to spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. DJ clean and without wear. Octavo. Originally published under the title, Fackeln u?ber dem Atlantik, and translated from the German by Eric C. Rust.