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Originally Posted by sharkbit
This is just something I thought I'd share:
I've read about some of the reactions of U-boat veterans to Bucheim's "Das Boot". It seems a lot of them disagreed with the potrayal of them and the U-boat service. I've read that there were some supporters as well.
I just started Michael Gannon's "Operation Drumbeat". It details Reinhard Hardegen's part in the attacks against America following America's entry into the war with U-123.
Gannon interviewed Hardegen and other members of his crew for the book. Early in the book, he recounts when U-123 was kept down by escorts for 12 hours on a patrol prior to Operation Drumbeat.
I found these quotes from Gannon's interview with crewmen from U-123 very interesting:
Quoted from the book:
I found that passage very interesting. And so far, the book has been an engrossing read.
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Would this be the book you refer to?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Operation-Dr...9169462&sr=1-2
I have just ordered it,thanks to you
NOTE: There seems to be a likeness to the front cover and my sig pic,only I edited mine to make it appear to look older like a WWII photograph
Staggering how a lot of American ships continued to sail through areas clearly silhouetted against the coastline!