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Originally Posted by kiwi_2005
Yeah a mini series would be a great idea. And Steven Speilburg would be great as the director. He has made some good realistic war movies. Private ryan, Schlinders List and Band of brothers series.
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Lothar Günther Buchheim ranks as one of my favourite writers. He was the "Wunderkind" par excellence among german war correspondent, an extremely gifted painter, photographer and writer. If you can, you should of course read the german original of his work, otherwise he would miss the literature qualities of his work. His style is very graphic, and he is mixing foul language and laddish humour with highly intellectual passages, which is special. I would even say his style is extremely "masculine", I am afraid only very few women will be able to read the book and not feel disgusted sometimes. If you feel you know "Das Boot" too well, you should read "Die Festung". More than 1000 pages of goodness in the 1944, I felt very close to this man when I read the book.
Highly recommended.