Das Boot (Paperback, Reissued New ed)

When well-known novels are made into films, we often hear the lament, 'it isn't as good as the book'. But it's refreshing to come across an original book on which a highly respected movie was based and find that both share the same level of accomplishment. Buchheim's remarkable U-boat narrative has all the clammy tension of Wolfgang Pedersen's acclaimed film. Written by a survivor of the U-boat fleet, this story of World War II delivers a powerful punch as its drama of men in battle in the north Atlantic unfolds. (Kirkus UK)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cassell military
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cassell Military Paperbacks S.
Release date:	June 1999
First published:	April 2007
Authors:	Lothar-Gunther Buchheim
Dimensions:	200 x 130 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	563
Edition:	Reissued New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-304-35231-9
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Adventure / thriller > Historical adventure Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > War fiction > General
LSN:	0-304-35231-4
Barcode:	9780304352319

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