THE WAR DIARIES OF U-764: FACT OR FICTION?, Heinz Guske 1992 WWII U-Boats Memoir

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THE WAR DIARIES OF U-764: FACT OR FICTION?, Heinz Guske 1992 WWII U-Boats Memoir
Title:
THE WAR DIARIES OF U-764: Fact or Fiction?
Author:
Heinz F.K. Guske
Published:
1992 Thomas Publications, Gettysburg PA
ISBN:
0939631431
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Format:
Book
No. Pages:
189 pgs
Size:
8-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches
Edition:
unstated, assumed first edition
Cover:
trade paperback
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About this Book:
Heinz F.K. Guske served on U-764 as a radio operator. His version of events is that the commander of the boat, Oblt. Hanskurt von Bremen, was an elitist slacker who faked his war diaries. Guske goes into great detail trying to make his points. From the back cover,
Heinz F.K. Guske was born in 1921, in Breslau, Silcsia (now Poland). When conscription made service in the Army inevitable, he volunteered for the Navy, and was commanded to report for basic training in January 1940. Following telegraphy and equipment instruction, his first sea duty was aboard the fleet tanker Adria.
From July 1941 to January 1944, Guske held several communications posts that included duty at the Command Centre U-boat HQ at Kernevel and the 9th U-Flotilla Communications Office in Brest, as well as graduation from Petty Officers' School in Junc 1943. On 12 January 1944, he joined the crew of U-764 as Petty Officer Telegraphist and sailed on the 2nd through 7th missions, surrendering on 13 May 1945, with the boat.
The author was held a prisoner of war for two years, ten and a half months in six different camps in the United Kingdom, before finally being released on 2 March 1948. Electing to remain in England, Guske worked for a while as a cook before obtaining employmcnt as a sausage maker/factory manager with Scanlon Brothers in London. He held this position for 26 years until retirement.
The basic purpose of this book is to illustrate the falsifications, both direct and by omission, of U-764's KTBS. There are not many U- boaters left, and the numbers are dwindling rapidly. While there is still time, anyone with first-hand knowledge of direct or indirect falsehood should come forward and speak out, so that the chaff may be separated from the wheat. The watchword for the modern researcher or historian must be: Beware- lest you be fooled and consequently fool posterity!
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Condition:
Good (G): Describes the average used worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects noted by the seller: — back cover has some handling and a small corner bend.
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