Admiral Topp's memoirs reflect the faith, hopes, errors, and
transformations in a man's life, indeed those of a whole generation
whose understanding of history and ideology were held captive by
the myth of power. The terrible annihilation in World War II and,
even more so, the unimaginable destructive potential of nuclear
weapons, have resulted in a change in the use of power. The
author's diaries and journals, along with their contemporary
interpretation, illustrate the political dimension of this
change.
Topp wrote this book to illuminate a segment of twentieth
century history which can only be portrayed truthfully by those who
themselves have lived and suffered through it. Topp also describes
freely the era of the Third Reich. Even today, after long years of
occupying positions of leadership, the author feels the burden of
historical responsibility. In this sense his book is a statement
about the ambivalence of human existence. It provides answers to
the question of why a whole generation of Germans followed the
mesmerizing siren song of a totalitarian regime, an experience
which still looms like a shadow over the living.
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