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Title: Fascinating Account of Bremen's dash home
Review: This isa well researched and engageingly written account of the SS BREMEN's flight from New York on the eve of WWII in 1939. The author has researched not only the primary sources such as naval records and log books, but also tracked down and interviewed surviving crew members. We learn of the machinations in New York to delay her departure, of the dedication of her crew and of the growing (but never total) influence of the Nazis. What shines through is the dedicated professionalism of the BREMEN's crew and of their love for their ship. Their tale is well told with the range of sources used adding variety to the telling. A fascinating insight into a little told tale - not least of the British submarine captain who had the Bremen in his sights, and let her go.
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