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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens
Yeah, the film was quite entertaining, I really enjoyed seeing Bon Jovi in a uniform. Sorry they wasted what could have been a great performance by Brian Keith. The film was never meant to depict actual events, it as a submarine story, that's all. Anyway, the US did actually take and board a U-boat in the war.
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I especially enjoyed seeing Bon Jovi get nailed by that flying hatch cover and yes the US did capture a U-Boat during WW2 on the high seas by boarding (arrr). The first time the command "Away boarders" had been issued by an American Navy Captain against an enemy ship since the war of 1812.
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