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Sechs Jahre U-bootfahrten

By Spiess, Johannes
(Six years U-boat mission)
1925, R. Hobbing
212 pages, 33 photos, 16 drawings
book is in German language

Descripton: Details the author's 6 years of sailing on submarines. Spiess was the First Watch Officer of Otto Weddigen, whose SM U-9 sank the three cruisers HMS Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy (12,000 tons each) off the Hook of Holland in 75 mins. 1,460 British sailors died in this world shattering demonstration of the U-boat's terrible capabilities.

- This book has been translated into other languages.