TY - BOOK ID - 78045802 TI - Ace of aces AU - Suhren, Teddy AU - Brustat-Naval, Fritz AU - James, Frank PY - 2011 SN - 1473818877 1783839554 9781473818873 9781848326132 1848326130 PB - Barnsley, S. Yorks DB - UniCat KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Submarine captains KW - Atlantic, Battle of the, 1939-1945 KW - Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1945 KW - Captains, Submarine KW - Submarine boat captains KW - Ship captains KW - Naval operations, German. KW - Campaigns KW - Naval operations KW - Suhren, Teddy. KW - Suhren, Reinhard KW - Germany. KW - Officers UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78045802 AB - Reinhard 'Teddy' Suhren fired more successful torpedo shots than any other man during the war, many before he even became a U-boat commander. He was also the U-boat service's most irreverent and rebellious commander; his lack of a military bearing was a constant source of friction with higher authority. Valued for his good humour and ability to lead, his nickname was acquired because he marched like a teddy-bear.Despite his refusal to conform to the rigid thought-patterns of National Socialism, his operational successes protected him, and he found himself accepted in the highest circles of pow ER -