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Excerpt from The Journal of Submarine Commander Von Forstner Part of the book gives a technical description, - not so much of the con struction of a submarine as of the na ture of its activities, - which presents us an unusual opportunity to glean a few valuable facts from this personal and intimate account of a German U-boat We are inclined to a certain grim humor in borrowing the candid information given to us Americans so unconsciously by Freiherrn von Forst ner, for he could hardly suppose it would fall into the hands of those who would join the fighting ranks of the hated enemy, as, in his bitter animosity, he invariably calls the English when ever he refers to them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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This book is an abridged translation of a book published in 1916 by Freiherrn von Forstner, commander of the first GermaU-boat...Part of the book gives a technical description,—not so much of the construction of a submarine as of the nature of its activities,—which presents us an unusual opportunity to glean a few valuable facts from this personal and intimate account of a German U-boat. We are inclined to certain grim humor in borrowing the candid information given to us Americans so unconsciously by Freiherrn von Forstner, for he could hardly suppose it would fall into the hands of those who would join the fighting ranks of the hated enemy, as, in his bitter animosity, he invariably calls the English whenever he refers to them. Several chapters in this book are simple narratives of the commander's adventures during the present naval warfare waged against commerce...This small volume may offer new suggestions to those familiar with the science of submarine construction, and it may also shed a little light, even for lay readers, on a subject which for the last three years has taken a preëminent place in the history of the War.
Originally published in 1917. Personal narrative. World War I. Illustrated.
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