U-Boat 977
London: William Kimber, 1953. Octavo, pale turquoise-blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 208 pp., frontispiece, illustrated endpapers, four double-sided black-and-white plates. Spine ends bumped and rubbed, spine foxed, corners a bit bumped, some light foxing throughout; dust-jacket worn and torn at edges with minor loss of text on tail edge; otherwise a good copy. Fifth edition.
Heinz Schaeffer was the U-Boat captain who managed to get his ship to Argentina by staying submerged for sixty-six days following Germany's surrender. In doing so, he inadvertently started the rumour that he took Hitler to Argentina with him. In U-Boat 977, Schaeffer tells of his extraordinary journey in gripping detail. Item #5123
Price (AUD): $50.00