An Honorable German
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
This is a good naval adventure set in the German navy during World War II. The action ranges from the Graf Spee to the U Boat war in the North Atlantic. I enjoyed it, but at the risk of sounding politically correct, have qualms about a novel that seems to want to find a positive element in the Nazi war machine. That said, McCain’s portrayal of the German home front and the effects of Allied bombing on the civilian population is interesting and thought-provoking.
