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Book tip: Jellicoe's War

Book tip: Jellicoe's War

Posted by | 18 Dec 2024 | , , | 0

Are you still looking for a Christmas present? Here's our tip: Nicholas C. "Nick" Jellicoe, grandson of Admiral Nicholas Jellicoe and author of the book "Jutland: The Unfinished Battle" has published his next book after four years of work. It is a sequel to "Jutland" in the sense that it deals with the longer-term strategic outcome of the battle: Germany's decision to declare unrestricted submarine warfare in February 1917. Nick's grandfather, Admiral Jellicoe, moved to lead the Royal Navy in late 1916 to find a solution: One of his findings was to form convoys. He was much criticised for this and even...

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Book tip: Generation W 15 - 456 days "at the Bund"

Book tip: Generation W 15 - 456 days "at the Bund"

Posted by | 16 Dec 2024 | , | 0

What do we want to read at Christmas? The same question every year, because you think you have time for it. How about this, as a reminder of your time in the army? Over ten years ago, in 2011, compulsory military service was suspended in Germany. The war in Ukraine has brought the discussion back. For the authors Gerrit Reichert and Benjamin Vorhölter, this was the impetus to document the West German conscription form W 15. Step by step, from the enlistment letter to the muster, "Grundi", basic training and retirement, they recall the structure and mentality of the conscript army of the time. Together with their readers, they marvel at what happened back then and the consequences for the Bundeswehr and...

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"Das Boot" - surfaced in Wilhelmshaven!

"Das Boot" - surfaced in Wilhelmshaven!

Posted by | 10 Oct 2024 | , , | 0

To be released in October 2024 - pre-order now! U 96 seems indestructible. After the book (1973) and film (1981) "Das Boot" was a hit with millions, its final chapter has now been revealed. The boat on which Lothar-Günther Buchheim collected his material for "Das Boot" as a war correspondent in autumn 1941 still exists, in Wilhelmshaven! Here, on the North Sea, U 96 was bombed shortly before the end of the war and a few years later, in 1948, its remains were used as filling material in the newly built Grodendamm. The journalist duo Gerrit Reichert and Dr Frank Ganseuer have now traced this trail with a wealth of facts. Starting with an aerial photograph taken by the Royal Air Force of the broken U...

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"The Reibert" - now available to order from Mittler!

"The Reibert" - now available to order from Mittler!

Posted by | 27 Sep 2024 | , , | 0

"Der Reibert - Das Handbuch für die Soldatinnen und Soldaten der Bundeswehr" can now be ordered from Mittler! The Reibert has been the standard handbook for the Bundeswehr for decades and offers comprehensive basic knowledge of laws, ordinances, decrees and service regulations. Indispensable for soldiers of all ranks. On 24 September 2024, the new edition of "Der Reibert - Das Handbuch für Soldatinnen und Soldaten der Bundeswehr" was published by Mittler Report Verlag GmbH. The comprehensively revised and updated edition also includes the organisational changes in the branches of the armed forces and in the Ministry of Defence, information on the new organisational area of cyber and information space as well as details on the newly introduced hand weapons...

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Maritime books to browse - Wild Wave

Maritime books to browse - Wild Wave

Posted by | 8. Dec 2014 | , , | 2

Stories about old captains are a dime a dozen. Axel Prahl, who grew up on the Baltic Sea, loves the sea and has selected the best stories for us and summarises the quintessence of the stories in short, apt commentaries. The stories are about storms, dangers, about the gut feeling that saves captains, ships and crews or consigns them to eternal damnation. It's about the lucky hand, about the best captains who are always on the pier; it's about male friendships, agent stories, and generally about everything that only captains and the good Lord can know. If you...

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