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waste gate
02-23-07, 11:29 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/books/02/23/dasboot.buchheim.reut/index.html?section=cnn_latest
GlobalExplorer
02-23-07, 11:35 AM
I always wanted to write him a letter how close I felt to him when I read his novels - now it's too late. Through these and the movie he has even influenced my language style a bit.

Best german WWII writer imo ..

-- Leb wohl, Leutnant Buchheim! --
bigboywooly
02-23-07, 12:05 PM
Nice old age to sign off in though
His legacy will live on
CCIP
02-23-07, 12:09 PM
Rest in peace Mr. Buchheim - and yes indeed, I think he's one of the people that we should all be glad survived the war and went on to give such a fascinating account of it.
Orret
02-23-07, 12:12 PM
Rest in peace
TarJak
02-24-07, 01:21 AM
Vale Herr Bucheim!
flintlock
02-24-07, 01:30 AM
we should all be glad survived the war and went on to give such a fascinating account of it.
Absolutely.

--

May you rest in peace, Lothar-Guenther Buchheim.

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The Noob
02-24-07, 02:04 AM
RIP Herr Buchheim.
STEED
02-24-07, 10:11 AM
Nice old age to sign off in though
His legacy will live on

Indeed.
joea
02-24-07, 10:36 AM
S! to a legend!!! :)
Torplexed
02-24-07, 11:32 AM
Farewell. I'll always associate him with that distant summer of '76 when I read my then newly minted paperbook Das Boot from cover to cover over and over again.
Camaero
02-25-07, 02:27 AM
I have not read any of his books yet, but I plan to.

I just hate seeing all these vets dying off. There are still so many untold stories that are fading away day after day. WWII was one hell of a war, and I can't help but love reading or hearing the tales of heroics and bravery of men under unimaginable conditions.