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 Steel Boat, Iron Hearts - Reading Guide
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A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505
Hans Goebeler
with John P. Vanzo
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages.
Price: $32.95
ISBN: 1-932714-07-3
On Sale: Fall 2005
Photos, maps, index, cloth, and d.j.
Revised and expanded 1st U.S. edition
The extraordinary memoirs of a sailor who made every patrol aboard one of the most famous U-boats of World War II. Includes detailed information the boat's capture by Captain Gallery. Includes letter from Captain Alex-Olaf Loewe; intro by Keith Gill, Curator, U-505 (Museum of Science and Industry).
Also in Paperback, Click Here.
Of related U-505 interest: Hunt and Kill.
Hans Goebeler’s experience detailed in U-505 article.
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Reading Book Guide
Steel Boat, Iron Hearts: A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505, by Hans Goebeler with John Vanzo
Steel Boat, Iron Hearts is a memoir of a sailor who made every patrol aboard one of the most famous U-boats of World War II, U-505. Goebeler provides a no-holds-barred account of his life aboard this frontline combat U-boat. We hope these thought-provoking questions lead to some lively book discussions.
- Hans Goebeler and his family supported Hitler as Fuhrer. Was this reasonable, or should they have know about the evil and danger Hitler represented?
- Why was Hans so eager to join the German military? Would an American be as eager in similar situations?
- How did Hans' experiences under his first skipper, Capt. Loewe, change his ideas about what constitutes effective leadership?
- Did the actions of the U-505 under the leadership of Axel Loewe change your opinion regarding the conduct of German U-boats during WWII?
- Was Capt. Peter Zschech an effective skipper of the U-505? Why or why not?
- Why did Peter Zschech commit suicide?
- Did Hans Goebeler exhibit heartlessness in his reaction to Zschech's suicide?
- Did Hans' conduct ashore diminish your opinion of him?
- Was the treatment of the U-505 crewmen as prisoners in any way illegal or immoral?
- Does the book's examination of young men fighting in a losing war give you any insight into America's current war in Iraq?
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Hans Goebeler |
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Hans Jacob Goebeler was born in Bottendorf, Germany, on November 9, 1923. At the age of 17, he joined the Navy and served as control room mate aboard U-505. Years later, Goebeler moved his family to the United States to be close to his beloved boat and began penning his wartime memoir. Hans passed away in 1999. Read More...
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John P. Vanzo |
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John P. Vanzo is a former defense program analyst from Bradenton, Florida. He has a Ph.D. in International Relations and currently teaches political science and geography courses at Bainbridge College in Bainbridge, Georgia. Read More...
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