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Zilch · 07-28-09, 06:06 PM

I'm finishing the book now. If you enjoy the movie, you won't be able to put the book down, either.

There are, as always, differences, but it's a good adaptation, as they go.

Also, compared to what happened to the Old Man and U-96 in the book and movie, real life played out a bit differntly. The Old Man survived until 1980 and went to to captain other vessels. The U-96 itself was destroyed by air attack, but not until 1945, under a different commander. You can check these and other fun facts out at the wonderful www.uboat.net . You can easily kill an entire afternoon gettin' your learn on at that site.

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Zilch Torpedoman Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 118 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	I'm finishing the book now. If you enjoy the movie, you won't be able to put the book down, either. There are, as always, differences, but it's a good adaptation, as they go. Also, compared to what happened to the Old Man and U-96 in the book and movie, real life played out a bit differntly. The Old Man survived until 1980 and went to to captain other vessels. The U-96 itself was destroyed by air attack, but not until 1945, under a different commander. You can check these and other fun facts out at the wonderful www.uboat.net . You can easily kill an entire afternoon gettin' your learn on at that site. Last edited by Zilch; 07-28-09 at 08:46 PM.