DOC Path of No Path: Contemporary Studies in Pure Land Buddhism Honoring Roger Corless by From Institute of Buddhist Studies in History

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This unique book met with universal acclaim when it was published in hardcover in 2004. Now it appears in a handsome paperback revised edition.Werner Hirschmann; former German submarine officer; recounts his childhood in Nazi Germany; his attendance at the German Naval Academy; his service in the U-Boot-Waffe and his experiences as a POW. Among the most interesting episodes are his period on a destroyer that escorted the Bismarck on her last operation; a Mediterranean U-boat patrol; being besieged by the American army at the U-boat base at Lorient; and his last patrol to North America; when his submarine; U-190; sank the Canadian warship HMCS Esquimault.Based on Hirschmann's wartime diaries as well as historical documents; this book includes many photos from his remarkable album depicting life and