The Admiral's memoirs are excellent! It reads a little dry but that was his personality. From his point of view, it is a great way to see the internal struggle among the military leaders for Hitler's favor and see how alone he was in his convictions that a strong u-boat arm was the way to victory. There is a lot of frustration is his words. He was extremely loyal to his men and tries to get the best for them under opposition from others.
He explains that development of the wolfpack tactics, and why he believes it ultimately failed. He gives a good account of the technology war and how he failed to realize the secret way the allies were obtaining information.
He discusses the Nuremberg trails and his decision to abandon the sailors from torpedoed ship to the perils of the sea. He talks about his time in prison for war crimes. All together, I read this book four times. He is also intervened in the BBC World at War video series.
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