Yes, this is THE Georg von Trapp. He mentions his family in passing, but the book is mainly about his service as a submarine captain during World War I, so he doesn’t even mention the youngest children by his first wife, who were born after the war ended.

There’s an introduction by his granddaughter (who did this translation, the first English edition of the book), and she spends a few pages filling in the story before and after this book.

Lots of nice photos of his boats, &c, including a nice steel-beach photo like the ones on my blog.

I wholeheartedly agree with you about PJ and his fabulous presentations and his excellent book. My 9-year-old is a reluctant reader and he LOVED The Softwire. More than Harry Potter! PJ is one of our family’s favorite authors.

Speaking of favorite authors, I was excited to recently receive an advance copy of the third book in the Grey Griffins series. The Revenge of the Shadow King and The Rise of the Black Wolf are the first two books, and Fall of the Templar is the latest by Derek Benz & Jon Lewis. I eagerly look forward to reading it every night, and only wish I didn’t need to sleep so I could have finished it already. I had to check in on your blog, Robin, but now I’m getting right back to this fabulous book!

Patrick, so noted. Thanks for the teaching moment.

Laura, what do you think of Max Perkins? Do you wish he were your editor, or are you glad not?

Dylan, I’m pretty sure everyone here at the Tuesday Book Club can relate to your addiction!