, the wartime memoirs of Georg von Trapp, the real-life heroic Austro-Hungarian sub skipper on which numerous of Prohaska's adventures were based. (Yes, that von Trapp.)
Friday, December 02, 2011
Book Recommendation:
If, like me, you enjoyed the tales of Otto Prohaska, fictional heroic Austro-Hungarian sub skipper, perhaps you would enjoy To The Last Salute, the wartime memoirs of Georg von Trapp, the real-life heroic Austro-Hungarian sub skipper on which numerous of Prohaska's adventures were based. (Yes, that von Trapp.)
, the wartime memoirs of Georg von Trapp, the real-life heroic Austro-Hungarian sub skipper on which numerous of Prohaska's adventures were based. (Yes, that von Trapp.)
Thanks for the recommendation. I enjoyed "A Sailor of Austria" very much. I had never heard of John Biggins before. He's a pretty dang good writer.
ReplyDeleteDuring the entire book, I kept wondering, "how much of this is accurate history?" Your thoughts on that?
Is there a sing-along audio book available yet?
ReplyDeleteFrom what I can gather, Prohaska's adventures are cobbled together from the exploits of... well, pretty much the entire Austro-Hungarian and German U-boat force in the Mediterranean. In other words, it looks like pretty much all of it happened, just not to one sub.
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ReplyDeleteMy favorite tracks are "The Sea Is Alive (With The Sound Of Depth Charges)" and "How Do We Solve A Problem Like The Q-Ship?"
Forwarded to my buddy who vacations at the Trapp Family Lodge in VT every year - or as he calls it, "Ben&Jerry Hell."
ReplyDeleteTam,
ReplyDeleteI'm somewhat partial to "I've sunk 16, going on 17" and the joyful song:
Bow, the front, the front of my boat
Ray, a vector on my map
Me, I look, look through my scope
Fa, the distance to the ship
So, I lead a little more
Los! I cry to Fire One
Teak, deck planks caught afire
and so I bring about the
[Repeat]
Oh, bravo! :)
ReplyDeleteToldya.
ReplyDeleteWV: emeti. Yes, "The Sound of Music" was a bit emetic.
I'm just before finishing "The Emperor's Coloured Coat". Thanks for recommending these, Tam, I don't think I would ever have found them otherwise.
ReplyDeleteTirno is my Hero.
ReplyDeleteJust because I'm reminded of it every time I hear a reference to The Sound of Music, have you seen this?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-regret-to-inform-you-that-my-wedding-to-captain-von-trapp-has-been-canceled
Kudos to Tam and especially Tirno for the delightful musical, "The Sound of U-boat"!
ReplyDeleteAs for books on undersea warfare of the "OMG! You DID that???" variety, may I recommend RADM Gene Fluckey's Thunder Below?
Oh, yeah, doc, Fluckey's proudest boast was that none of his men ever got a Purple Heart!
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