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- Title
Stefan Blumenthal, Das kurze Leben des U-Bootkommandanten Eberhard Hoffmann. Von der Gorch Fock und dem Kreuzer Karlsruhe zum Untergang der U 451, Aachen: Helios 2021, 134 S., EUR 34,00 [ISBN 978‑3‑86933‑273‑4].
- Authors
Niestlé, Axel
- Abstract
The book "The Short Life of U-Boat Commander Eberhard Hoffmann" by Stefan Blumenthal mainly deals with the logbook entries of Eberhard Hoffmann during his foreign training trip on the light cruiser "Karlsruhe" in 1933/34. The author has gained access to Hoffmann's personal logbook and publishes these entries together with photographs and documents from Hoffmann's estate. The book offers interesting insights into the training of naval officers in the 1930s. However, the book also contains some errors and inaccuracies, especially regarding Hoffmann's later career in the U-boat force. Nevertheless, the book is valuable as a historical document and a supplement to the existing literature on naval officer training in Germany.
- Subjects
DAS kurze Leben des U-Bootkommandanten Eberhard Hoffmann (Book); NAVAL officers; BLUMENTHAL, Stefan; GERMAN submarines; LOGBOOKS; PHOTOGRAPHS; SUBMARINES (Ships); LITERATURE; NONFICTION; HISTORICAL source material
- Publication
Militärgeschichtliche Zeitschrift, 2022, Vol 81, Issue 2, p679
- ISSN
2193-2336
- Publication type
Book Review
- DOI
10.1515/mgzs-2022-0097