to the last salute – Libri e DVD

Descrizione

The Sound of Musicendeared Georg von Trapp (1880–1947) and his singing family to the world, and it also showed how desperately the Nazis wanted Captain von Trapp for their navy. InTo the Last Salutewe learn why.Trapp’s own story of his exploits as a submarine commander during the First World Waris as exciting as it is instructive, bringing to stirring life a little-known chapter in the naval history of that war.

In his many guises, Trapp describes life as captain ofAustro-Hungarian U-boats in the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas, emerging by turn as theImperial Austrian naval officer, the wittyobserver of international politics, and the indefatigable and ultimatelyheartbroken patriotopposing the Allied enemy. He relatesdeadly duelswith submarine sweepers,narrow escapes and excruciatingly close calls, and thespectacular sinking of cargo and war ships—all while maintaining a keen sense of thecamaraderie of seamenfrom every corner of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Trapp’s story, in English for the first time, offers a rare combination of human interest, historical insight, and true life-and-death adventure.

Edition: 2007