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Teddy Suhren, Ace of Aces: Memoirs of a U-Boat Rebel Hardcover – Import, January 1, 2006

by Teddy Suhren (Author), Fritz Brustat-Naval (Author)

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January 1, 2006
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1861762720
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chatham Publishing (January 1, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1861762720
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1861762726
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15 ounces

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Alex Hoter

Amazing

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2022

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An excellent read, what a courageous life for a chap in his twenties. Could not left it on the table for three days till it was all over. Great leadership insights as well.

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Toe Tag

One of the more interesting U-boat books

Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2008

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This is an excellent account of one man's war as a submarine officer in World War Two and significant work within this area of study.

I found this book to be a bit of a pleasant surprise. Not only does the book have dozens of great photographs documenting Suhren's experience. The book reminds me extensively of the movie Das Boot and gives the reader good perspective of submarine operations.

Things I enjoyed about this book are the stories of working among the sailors as a team and how Suhren made a special effort to take care of his sailors. I also enjoyed his description of action off the Florida coast. Since I'm familiar with the area he writes of it's particularly fascinating reading. In fact a person can almost imagine what it was like years ago when the attacks took place.

My only criticism of the book centers on the old fashioned writing style of the book. In some place entire pages are devoted to one large paragraph. And while this may not be daunting to some. It certainly doesn't make things easier from an esthetic standpoint for the reader. The other thing to consider is this is a specialty book, and a good solid foundation in the general history of the war would help a new reader understand the significant place U-boats have in the history of the war.

If you're interested in the U-boat war I would suggest you read U-boat Commander by Peter Cremer and The Shooting War by Otto Giese. Both are excellent easy to read books on the topic.

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Sue A. Lutton

Nice Book

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2024

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Good book concerning his military career and post (nonmilitary) career. Includes his reasons for not joining the Bundesmarine.

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CDR Dan

Interesting but a bit slow

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2016

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This book was interesting but a bit slow. If you are looking for a story of exciting U-Boat action this is NOT it. However, the book does give glimpses into the processes of training WW2 German naval officers, and especially U-Boat officers, as well as information on the command structure of the U-Boat arm of the Kriegsmarine. Also, graduates of the US Naval and Coast Guard Academies will find similarities in their experiences and those of Teddy Suhren. If you are interested in the WW2 U-Boat world you should read this book. If you want U-Boat adventure read "Das Boot."

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Phil Seifert

Good Autobiography

Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2016

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This is a good autobiography by Teddy Shuren. As such, it is not a book filled with detailed descriptions of a lot of war patrols and attacks, although they are present and we'd described as they pertain to those years of his career. The book covers a bit of his early life and schooling, then training prior to subs. Training in U_boats, then early parts of the war. Since Doenst wanted to save his experienced captains like Topp and Shuren to be trainers,the last third of the book or so describes that part of his career through the war's end and after. Since Teddy was not politically correct, the book does a good job showing the insights of commanders like him as to how the war at sea was being waged, including Doenst and others refusal to believe that Ultra has been compromised, moving new boats and crews to sea patrols before adequate training had been completed, etc. Since Teddy received multiple decorations, also shows his thoughts and reflections on ceremonies with Hitler and others. Again, if you're looking for a book that has 90 percent or more covering attacks and war patrols, this is not it - but if you want a good autobiography with genuine non-edited reflections and personal opinions from the German's perspective as the war progressed and the Allies anti-submarine warfare efforts improved, this book is the one you want.

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Zulu73

A leader.

Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2016

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This was an excellent story told in a modest manner. It was a story of survival of the fittest. The author reinforces the common understanding that the Kriegsmarine and the NAZI party did not like or trust each other. He demonstrated the same kind of resourcefulness in how he survived in the post war years that kept him alive during the war.In his address at the first reunion of Uboat personnel, his words are as relavent now as they were then. A book well worth reading!

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Jim, Stuart, FL

Story of a highly decorated U-Boat commander

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2020

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This was a very good historical account by highly decorated former German U-Boat commander who was extremely successful in sinking tons of allied shipping in the Atlantic during WWII. He was an honorable man and a well-respected leader. His skills as a commander saved the lives of his crew and himself while only in his mid-20s. For his success he was removed from command to teach new naval officers the art submarine warfare. He was perhaps the first officer to tell Hitler that he believed the allies were using radar to locate and destroy German submarines.

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Edward J. Hagerty

Fast paced tale of a rebel

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2019

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This is a fast-moving, interesting memoir told in the sort of humorous but detached style your uncle might use to tell you war stories. In other words, somewhat sanitized. It's not a U-Boat story that Lothar-Günther Buchheim might have told (the veteran/author of Das Boot), but without having read books like that it would be hard to get a genuine sense of what Suhren and his crew actually experienced. He recounts battle: the maneuvering; the attack; the reprisal, but the gut-wrenching intensity of the experience is not there, nor is the sense of boredom of days cramped in a tiny space. Instead it's told in a matter-of-fact way that, while interesting and useful, glosses over the details of his experience. It simply just isn't that kind of book, but nonetheless it's a good one and well worth a read!

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oscar Wiener

outstanding,a must read

Reviewed in Canada on March 19, 2023

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i like the book the way it has been written. just wonderful.

puva2004

Very good and sincere

Reviewed in Brazil on January 11, 2019

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The man found himself envolved in the caos of WWII and he did his job as it was required. Waging war is a dirty business and comes to the mind of everyone about the rightness of doing what he does. This particular kind of action spares the individual from the actual horrors of war. So this narrative is nearly exempt of that, rather centering on his performance as a sailor engaged in such a deadly confrontation. Very good reading.

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First Class account by a U-Boat Kommander

Reviewed in Spain on September 7, 2017

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One get a close view of life in U boat KriegsMarine, Teddy Suhren a good Captain and better human being

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Rob Newman

Informative and easy to read book

Reviewed in Australia on June 24, 2019

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I love the semi informal writing style of This book. It makes it easy to read and sets the tone for understanding Suhrens' personality.
There are things to learn in this book about certain characters and the mechanisms of the Kreigsmarine.I
I found it fascinating and thoroughly enjoyable.

John Bennett

Lively, surprising, informative.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 26, 2016

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Teddy Suhren was a very successful u-boat captain who was heavily decorated for his achievements. But the full story is much more than this. Suhren did not take well to the formality of the German navy, but found his place in the closer comradeship of u-boats. He was well-aware of his abilities, and was often cocky to senior staff, usually getting away with this because of his prowess.

His captaincy was during the earlier years of the war at sea, and he was quick to see that later Allied developments in convoy protection, especially radar, put the u-boat in an increasingly weak position. After 15 tours he was then put in charge of u-boat officer training where he saw that the time allowed for training u-boat captains was inadequate - very young men were ill-prepared and unfairly sent to their deaths, Suhren felt. He was unable to extend training, and this lack marked the increasingly weak position of u-boats, especially as the area in the centre of the Atlantic once free of air Allied air cover ceased to be a safe area for u-boats.

Suhren makes searching observations of senior staff - sometimes critically, but always fairly. He had no time for the kowtowing that Hitler encouraged, but interestingly when they met, Hitler seemed prepared to listen to Suhren, perhaps valuing Suhren's honest views. After the war, in an address to ex u-boat crews, Suhren - who was no Nazi - says he was 'doing his job' as a u-boat captain.

I recommend this interesting and very well-written account. It includes simple photographs placed appropriately within the text.

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