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Sailor Steve

01-10-13 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Dronston (Post 1990686)

Herbert Werner (born 13 May 1920),

Werner later wrote a best-selling memoir of life in the U-boat service, titled "Iron Coffins".

And he "stretched the truth" considerably. Most of the events he claims for himself have been shown to have happened to someone else, or not at all. We have had many discussions about this in the past. His book is best taken as fiction.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...herbert+werner

Dronston

01-10-13 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve (Post 1990852)

Lol, thx for the link, I wasn't aware of the "controversy". I simply read the book and enjoyed it but I agree Das Boot is a much better book. (and sorry for hijacking this thread TS)

U1260

01-10-13 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by flag4 (Post 1990471)

its sad that after such success of Das Boot that his other works have not been translated in to english - i desperatly would love to read them.

I do have another one of Buchheim's books in English: "U-Boat War" that I got the same time I found Das Boot. Published by Knopf (again) in 1978.

Sailor Steve

01-10-13 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by U1260 (Post 1990944)

I do have another one of Buchheim's books in English: "U-Boat War" that I got the same time I found Das Boot. Published by Knopf (again) in 1978.

Yep. That's his actual real life picture book. I have that one too. He also wrote two sequels to Das Boot, and neither one of them has ever been translated.

U1260

01-10-13 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve (Post 1990947)

Yep. That's his actual real life picture book. I have that one too. He also wrote two sequels to Das Boot, and neither one of them has ever been translated.

Ok I didn't know that.

lafeeverted

01-10-13 10:14 PM

Good book, also in my library

vanjast

01-19-13 05:59 PM

Finished the book in a few days...
When they approached La Rochelle I was happy that the patrol had finally ended, I was happy that the ASW aircraft nailed the other sub, and was, when the allied air-raid happened as they docked. I was happy that the dockyard got nailed... but Sh1t I was really unhappy that 'my shipmates' and the 'Old Man' died in that raid... that didn't go down well.... It was Xmas dammit

An incredible book.. I couldn't put it down.
:arrgh!:

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