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RE: War Crimes perpetrated by Allied submarines in
Posted by:
Rich Mickle
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Date: June 15, 2001 11:54PM
<HTML>Hi Chad,
Thanks for the reply. I certainly have no problem saying the Allies (by this I assume we mean Wester Allies, the Soviets it pretty much goes without saying did so) committed attrocities and am not saying that what Bacques said did not occur. Just wanted to pass on the info I heard from some historians on the work. I\'m sure there are historians out there writing book reviews with agendas and perhaps even trying to cover stuff up. But certainly there are books out there with agendas as well.
I can\'t tell you how many U-boat histories I\'ve read which say it was \"common practice\" for U-boat crews to machine gun the merchant crewman in the water after sinking a vessel. You and I both know this is untrue. So many writers can\'t possibly get that wrong without it being some sort of agenda.
Certainly Bacques is worth reading given that it is something hardly touched on (and hence the reason I purchased it). But it would be interesting to read another book on the subject as well to see how they mesh and agree/disagree.
VR,
Rich</HTML>
Thanks for the reply. I certainly have no problem saying the Allies (by this I assume we mean Wester Allies, the Soviets it pretty much goes without saying did so) committed attrocities and am not saying that what Bacques said did not occur. Just wanted to pass on the info I heard from some historians on the work. I\'m sure there are historians out there writing book reviews with agendas and perhaps even trying to cover stuff up. But certainly there are books out there with agendas as well.
I can\'t tell you how many U-boat histories I\'ve read which say it was \"common practice\" for U-boat crews to machine gun the merchant crewman in the water after sinking a vessel. You and I both know this is untrue. So many writers can\'t possibly get that wrong without it being some sort of agenda.
Certainly Bacques is worth reading given that it is something hardly touched on (and hence the reason I purchased it). But it would be interesting to read another book on the subject as well to see how they mesh and agree/disagree.
VR,
Rich</HTML>