Matrose: The Story of Reinhold Scholz

Reinhold Scholz lived an extraordinary life in extraordinary times. He witnessed the devastation of World War II as a child in northern Germany. He survived its dismal depths by escaping to the sea and the merchant cargo ships. As a sailor in the 1950s, he witnessed a world gone by at the dawn of modern global commerce. In the excitement and adventure of the unpredictable life of a sailor, he never forgot his life's goal: to live a happy life in a stable place with his family.