title: Naval Officers Under Hitler: The Story of Crew 34
author: Eric Rust
description: In a well-knit sequence of thoughtful chapters, Rust traces his subjects from their early apprenticeship to the navy through their often sterling wartime careers. He examines their human responses to the grim realities of war, ponders their readjustment during the often desperate years of Germany's reconstruction, and analyzes their current reflections on Germany's past and present. What makes the study particularly valuable is the author's care in setting his data in the correct historical and personal context. - <strong>THE AMERICAN NEPTUNE</strong>
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  # CHAPTER TEN
  
  Dasi and Barnes had collapsed the wall between the two rooms  
  of the captain's suite, then pegged it down as a central table. The
  bunksDaniel's and the one from what had become Adele's cabinbecame cushioned
  benches at the long sides of the table. The arrangement was tight, but not
  notably worse than any other portion of the corvette's interior.
  
  Daniel beamed at his guests from behind the data console, now reversed at the
  head of the table. Adele knew that this was the first operational command
  group meeting Daniel had called as captain, and he was correspondingly proud.
  Not that Daniel ever did anything with less than enthusiasm.
  
  There was no formal seating order, but Mon sat at the captain's right and the
  others had by silent consensus granted Adele the seat at Daniel's left. In the
  middle places were the other watch-standing officers: Pasternak, Woetjans,
  Betts and the ship's