Project Gutenberg 2005-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 420 King-Hall, Stephen, Sir 1893 1966 King-Hall, William Stephen Richard, Sir Mason, Frank H. (Frank Henry) 1876 1965 Mason, Frank Henry The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne Produced by Eric Eldred, Marvin A. Hodges, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Diary of a U-boat Commander" by Sir Stephen King-Hall is a historical account written during the early 20th century, likely during World War I. This memoir provides a firsthand insight into the life aboard a German U-boat, detailing the experiences of U-boat commander Karl Schenk as he reflects on war, duty, and the emotional turmoil of conflict. The opening of the narrative introduces readers to the context in which the diary was written, beginning with a moment of vulnerability from a captured German captain. The author, Etienne, recounts his encounter with this man, highlighting the inner conflict and emotional strain resulting from the war. Following this, the commander offers his perspective through a blend of personal thoughts and observations regarding the monotony of naval life and the transition to U-boat service, revealing his eagerness for action that stands in stark contrast to the reality of extended periods of static duty. As he prepares to enter the realm of submarine warfare, readers are set up for a journey into the intense and often contradictory emotions experienced on the front lines of naval warfare. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Submarines (Ships) -- Fiction Sea stories War stories World War, 1914-1918 -- Germany -- Fiction PR Text World War I Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 319820 2025-06-04T04:05:33.610367 text/html 290776 2024-05-25T07:16:27 text/html 731850 2025-06-04T04:05:43.722313 application/epub+zip 721495 2025-06-04T04:05:37.017367 application/epub+zip 190432 2025-06-04T04:05:35.641372 application/epub+zip 883428 2025-06-04T04:05:48.977352 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 852979 2025-06-04T04:05:41.731356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340880 2022-09-04T08:07:40.397188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297264 2025-06-04T04:05:32.510353 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 277371 2024-05-25T07:16:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17908 2025-06-04T04:05:49.153334 application/rdf+xml 15538 2025-06-04T04:05:36.201371 image/jpeg 3802 2025-06-04T04:05:35.921363 image/jpeg 798151 2025-06-04T04:05:33.825371 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia