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It is autumn 1941 and a german uboat commander and his crew set out on yet another hazardous patrol in the battle of the atlantic. Horizon bald as a babys bottom, a couple of clouds and thats it. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. In autumn 1941, a german uboat commander and his crew set out on yet another hazardous patrol in.
The narrative is long and well structured, which draws you in to the cramped isolated. Download 74 mb epub, mobi, pdf, rtf, azw3, lit, lrf, mobi, txtz passwort. The long periods of boredom punctuated by bursts of tension and. Lothargunther buchheim listen help info february 6, 1918 february 22, 2007 was a german author and painter. A uboat is on a hazardous patrol in the battle of the atlantic, but the tide is beginning to turn against the germans. An adaptation of lothargunther buchheims 1973 german novel of the same name, the. The boat by lothargunther buchheim translated from the german by denver and helen lindley copyright 1975 by alfred a. It is autumn, 1941, and a german uboat commander and his crew set out on. Set during world war ii, the film tells the fictional story of u96 and its crew. This wellknown novel, stemming from the authors experiences as a war correspondent on u96, describes a single uboat patrol from beginning to end. Lothar gunther buchheim february 6, 1918 february 22, 2007 was a german author, painter, and art collector. Roman by lothar gunther buchheim, you can also download other attractive online book in this website.
This website is available with pay and free online books. It depicts both the excitement of battle and the tedium of the fruitless hunt, and shows the men serving aboard uboats as ordinary individuals with a desire to do. From the grudges, toils, and rough world of sailors, herr buchheim has produced a novel with gut wrentching action and detailed sorrow. Over the coming weeks they must brave the stormy waters of the atlantic in. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. The main characters of this fiction, war story are. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 563 pages and is available in paperback format.