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Das Boot

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Das Boot

By: Lothar Gunther Buchheim
Narrated by: Tim Bruce
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 'Breathless, terrifying U-boat drama... a masterclass in economical, tight-space storytelling, piling the pressure on both characters and audience'
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It is autumn 1941 and a German U-boat commander and his crew set out on yet another hazardous patrol in the Battle of the Atlantic.

Over the coming weeks they must brave the stormy waters of the Atlantic in their mission to seek out and destroy British supply ships. But the tide is beginning to turn against the Germans in the war for the North Atlantic. Their targets now travel in convoys, fiercely guarded by Royal Navy destroyers, and when contact is finally made, the hunters rapidly become the hunted.

As the U-boat is forced to hide beneath the surface of the sea, a game of cat-and-mouse begins, where the increasing claustrophobia of the submarine becomes an enemy as frightening as the depth charges that explode around it. Of the 40,000 men who served on German submarines, 30,000 never returned.

Written by a survivor of the U-boat fleet, Das Boot is a psychological, military drama merciless in its intensity, and an epic rendering of the Second World War.©1973 Lothar Gunther Buchheim (P)2021 Orion Publishing Group 20th Century Action & Adventure Engineering Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction War & Military Submarine U-Boat Military War
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This graphic story of survival of a German U-Boat crew, is at times gruelling, astonishment and enduring almost insurmountable odds…

Brutal Life of A Submariner

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Very good reading of this WWII classic. If you're interested in WWII naval warfare and the experiences of submarine crews, you'll love this.

Excellent presentation of a great WWII novel.

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In the criteria description it lists the books as fiction. In the intro we’re told both that the author saw everything that happened in the book, and that all the characters are made up.
People who like very intricate character descriptions and very long and very detailed conversation and dialogue between characters. Not a single thing that happens is not described for in great detail.
I thought it was very boring.

Is it fictional or not? The answer, yes.

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So well written it's as if you are also serving on board. A must for anyone interested in WW2.

Excellent listen.

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a great story I don't remember some of the contents of the book in the movie

a greet story

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