Das Boot
Das Boot by Lothar Günther Buchheim is a reprint edition published by Cassell in 1999, featuring 563 pages in English. This novel presents a gripping narrative set in autumn 1941, following a German U-boat commander and his crew as they embark on a perilous mission during the Battle of the Atlantic. As they navigate the treacherous waters, they face the daunting challenge of hunting British supply ships while contending with the shifting tides of war.
Readers will find a tense exploration of life aboard a U-boat, where the claustrophobic environment becomes as threatening as the enemy forces. The story delves into the psychological strain experienced by the crew as they engage in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game with the Royal Navy. With themes of war and survival, Das Boot offers a vivid portrayal of the challenges faced by those who served in the German submarine fleet during World War II.
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Filled with almost unbearable tension and excitement, DAS BOOT is one of the best stories ever written about war, a supreme novel of the Second World War and an acclaimed film and TV drama.
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 cat-and-mouse game begins, where the increasing claustrophobia of the submarine becomes an enemy just 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 drama merciless in its intensity, and a classic novel of the Second World War.
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