That's why I wanted to read these books, I've read the technical an historically accurate type books already an now I wanted to read those personal experiences. Especially since most movies made about the U-boot war are mostly propaganda making the crews an Cpt's out to be fanatical nazis which we now know isnt true. Plus my ma asked me what game I was playing which was SH5 an she hit me w/ a bombshell. When she was in school she asked her dad my grandpa if they had any family still in Germany, my grandpa was born on the boat coming to America in the 20's. An my Grandpa told her that he had an aunt who was married to some guy an they had 3 boys. An far as he knew they'd all died in the war his aunt n her husband died in the bombings an 2 of his cousins died fighting in the Wehrmacht an the 3rd served on a U-boat. She told me she didnt ask anymore about them cuz she could see he wasn't comfortable talking about it, he also fought in WW2 an in Korea. He passed away in '98 so I couldn't ask him if I wanted to. It really puts new meaning to the phrase it's a small world.
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