{"product_id":"the-odyssey-of-a-u-boat-erich-topp-9780275938987","title":"The Odyssey of a U-Boat Commander: Recollections of Erich Topp","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdmiral Topp's memoirs reflect the faith, hopes, errors, and transformations in a man's life, indeed those of a whole generation whose understanding of history and ideology were held captive by the myth of power. The terrible annihilation in World War II and, even more so, the unimaginable destructive potential of nuclear weapons, have resulted in a change in the use of power. The author's diaries and journals, along with their contemporary interpretation, illustrate the political dimension of this change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTopp wrote this book to illuminate a segment of twentieth century history which can only be portrayed truthfully by those who themselves have lived and suffered through it. Topp also describes freely the era of the Third Reich. Even today, after long years of occupying positions of leadership, the author feels the burden of historical responsibility. In this sense his book is a statement about the ambivalence of human existence. It provides answers to the question of why a whole generation of Germans followed the mesmerizing siren song of a totalitarian regime, an experience which still looms like a shadow over the living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erich Topp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275938980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275938987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.34w x 0.86d","brand":"Erich Topp","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119506288895,"sku":"9780275938987","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9961a863-a94a-4f25-987b-219bc5d638c2.jpg?v=1687409704","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-odyssey-of-a-u-boat-erich-topp-9780275938987","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}