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Das Boot: The Boat

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The thrilling wartime novel that inspired Wolfgang Petersen's Academy Award- nominated, blockbuster film! Written by an actual survivor of Germany's U-boat fleet, Das Boot is one of the most exciting stories of naval warfare ever published, a tale filled with almost unbearable tension and suspense. In autumn 1941, 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 brave the ocean's stormy waters and seek out British supply ships to destroy. But their targets travel in well-guarded convoys. When contact finally occurs, the hunter quickly becomes the hunted, and a cat-and-mouse game begins as the U-boat hides deep beneath the surface of the sea. Soon, claustrophobia becomes an enemy almost as frightening as the depth charges exploding around them. The release of this supremely gripping, merciless intense story commemorates the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ W&N


Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 1, 2007


Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 563 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0304352314


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 19


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.06 pounds


Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.1 x 1.38 x 7.75 inches


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Great Read!
I read the English version in the early 80s. A wonderful, and perhaps important, read. As with most books, it is better than the movie… even though the movie was excellent. This is the second time I have purchased the novel. I felt the book gave great inside into the mind of the German combatants.
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2024 by Stu Moo
    • Classic
Some readers may gloss-over the minute details, but these ingredients are precisely that which puts the reader in the boots of the men who sailed aboard these craft. Great companion to the timeless movie.
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2024 by Mike V
    • Nice
Just got it and haven’t read it yet. Looks like a great book.
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2024 by Paul
    • Good readings
Never knew there was a book of this U-Boat and it's beleaguered crew. A must read, indeed!
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2024 by Seawollfe
    • Must Read for all Uboat Enthusiast
The book is good but not as great as Iron Coffins IMO. I think the reason for this is because it was translated from German to English so some of the jokes and sayings are lost in translation. This is a very gripping tale of what the men went thru in the Uboat campaign. The author will take you thru tales of beautiful vistas and dynamic weather to the boredom of monotony on to the epic rush of a torpedo run and the fear of depth charge and airplane attacks. Glad I picked this up and for a great price. A must read if you are a Uboat fan. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2017 by Alfred E
    • I like it
I like it
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2024 by Jim
    • YAVOL to THIS
What was the German thinking, deep down, in his submarine under orders to hunt & kill. How did he do it? Read all about it and make sure you watch the movie too. Excellent history subject matter with adventure
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2023 by Brooklyn Richie
    • Terrific Fact-Based Fiction
As others have noted, the book's author Lothar-Gunther Bucheim served on a U-Boat in World War II as a naval correspondent, and he notes in his introduction that while the characters in the book are fictional, all of the events that happen are based in reality. As such, he is able to describe what it was like to actually serve on a submarine in World War II ... the long periods of sheer boredom, the close quarters, squalid living conditions, personality conflicts, and fleeting periods of excitement and sheer terror ... much better than either an actual sub commander's memoirs or a work of pure fiction written by someone who didn't really serve on a submarine. He is able to give the real flavor of U-Boat service as part of a coherent, entertaining story. That is not meant as any disrespect or lessening of historical appreciation to any of the wonderful memoir's written by submariners on all sides, but as a work of fiction, Herr Bucheim is able to focus on just one cruise and provide a true feel for what it was like to be there, from the common seaman to the commander. While Das Boot is a terrific book, that's not to say that I don't find a a few nits. Set in fall of 1941, the characters seem to be much more cynical and war-weary at that point in time, in my opinion, than would seem warranted. In 1941, it still appeared that the Nazi's might win World War II, although perhaps not at sea. The tone seems more appropriate for 1943 or later, when the Allies had taken full measure of the U-boat threat and began sinking them in such quantities that Admiral Doenitz was forced to pull them from the Atlantic for a period of time. Also, while the book intentionally mirrors the pace of the submariner's life while on patrol, the boredom, and in another instance, exposure to a month-long Atlantic storm, go on for too many pages. However, the nits are just that ... minor nits, and in the whole, I'd strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in what it was like to live as the hunter ... and hunted ... on a submarine. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2009 by WryGuy2

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