Das Boot - Is this the original (English Version) ?

vanjast · 01-09-13, 01:54 PM

I've just been on a 700+km roundabout (to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souther...arge_Telescope) and surroundings and found this book in an obscure shop in possibly, the remotest part of this country...

My question - Is it an original ? - It looks like it.
I started reading, and I found myself reading the film script of Das Boot, word for word ??

Herr-Berbunch · 01-09-13, 02:19 PM

Yes, it is. A great read.

Like most book to movie conversions it's not exactly the same but both, IMO, are great.

slam1997 · 01-09-13, 02:30 PM

looks like an old version - the best version!
Don't wait and get it! Take care of this masterpiece of german literature!

vanjast · 01-09-13, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by slam1997

looks like an old version - the best version!
Don't wait and get it! Take care of this masterpiece of german literature!

Published in 1974 - English translation.
I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it. I was about to walk out the shop with two old RAF books, when 'U-Boat' caught my eye from about 10 feet away.
'Hang on a moment', as I lunged towards the book, grabbed it and read the cover piece - that was it = 40 ZARs (approx 5 USDs).

01-09-13, 02:54 PM

My copy is a 1976 Fontana paperback, bought new that's now held together with an elastic band. The binding failed years ago due to many readings.

Time to buy a replacement I guess so this is a nice reminder. Thanks.

Sailor Steve · 01-09-13, 03:09 PM

I have a fairly new reprint of the same version.
http://www.amazon.com/Das-Boot-Boat-...words=das+boot

There will be some variations, mostly characters cut out to make the movie more understandable. For the most part the movie is very faithful to the book.

U1260 · 01-09-13, 04:13 PM

This is the hardcover edition (Knopf 1975) I found about 15 years ago.

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lafeeverted · 01-09-13, 04:45 PM

I have the same 1975 First American Edition

flag4 · 01-09-13, 06:14 PM

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.

HW3 · 01-10-13, 12:23 AM

AbeBooks.com has 3 hardcover 1975 first edition copies. One is a first printing, the other 2 are fourth printing. They are not cheap $80 for the first printing and $60 each for the other two. I have done business with them and am a happy customer.

Dronston · 01-10-13, 03:46 AM

No doubt known by many on this forum, "Iron Coffins" by Herbert A. Werner is also a great read!

Sailor Steve · 01-10-13, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Dronston

No doubt known by many on this forum, "Iron Coffins" by Herbert A. Werner is also a great read!

As long as you keep in mind that it is also fiction, only loosely based on fact.

Dronston · 01-10-13, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

As long as you keep in mind that it is also fiction, only loosely based on fact.

Herbert Werner (born 13 May 1920), was a Kriegsmarine (German Navy) officer who, by his own reckoning, was one of only about "two dozen captains still alive" at the end of World War II. He served in five U-boats, as an Ensign, Executive Officer and Captain in the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel, the North Sea, the Baltic, the Norwegian Sea and the Mediterranean.
He survived the sinking of U-612 in the Baltic and the loss of U-415 in Brest harbour.
At the end of the war, he was detained in turn by British, American and French troops before making his way back to Germany in late autumn 1945. He moved to the United States in 1957 and is now an American citizen.[1][2]
Werner later wrote a best-selling memoir of life in the U-boat service, titled "Iron Coffins".

Herr-Berbunch · 01-10-13, 06:08 AM

Still has heavy 'poetic license' though, and who can blame him?

flag4 · 01-10-13, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Still has heavy 'poetic license' though, and who can blame him?

...alot of his commrades and Jurgen Rohwer

01-09-13, 01:54 PM	#1
vanjast Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere else now Posts: 1,733 Downloads: 825 Uploads: 4	Das Boot - Is this the original (English Version) ? I've just been on a 700+km roundabout (to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souther...arge_Telescope) and surroundings and found this book in an obscure shop in possibly, the remotest part of this country... My question - Is it an original ? - It looks like it. I started reading, and I found myself reading the film script of Das Boot, word for word ?? Last edited by vanjast; 06-01-14 at 02:27 AM.

01-09-13, 02:19 PM	#2
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Yes, it is. A great read. Like most book to movie conversions it's not exactly the same but both, IMO, are great. __________________

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slam1997 Seaman Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 36 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	looks like an old version - the best version! Don't wait and get it! Take care of this masterpiece of german literature! __________________

01-09-13, 03:09 PM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I have a fairly new reprint of the same version. http://www.amazon.com/Das-Boot-Boat-...words=das+boot There will be some variations, mostly characters cut out to make the movie more understandable. For the most part the movie is very faithful to the book. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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flag4 Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Location: as far away as possible Posts: 1,625 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] ' We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.' Kurt Vonnegut

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Randomizer Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	My copy is a 1976 Fontana paperback, bought new that's now held together with an elastic band. The binding failed years ago due to many readings. Time to buy a replacement I guess so this is a nice reminder. Thanks.

01-09-13, 04:13 PM	#7
U1260 Sailor man Join Date: May 2012 Location: St. Johns MI Posts: 50 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	This is the hardcover edition (Knopf 1975) I found about 15 years ago. 1353810.jpg

01-09-13, 04:45 PM	#8
lafeeverted Chief Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 329 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	I have the same 1975 First American Edition

01-10-13, 12:23 AM	#10
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	AbeBooks.com has 3 hardcover 1975 first edition copies. One is a first printing, the other 2 are fourth printing. They are not cheap $80 for the first printing and $60 each for the other two. I have done business with them and am a happy customer. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

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Dronston Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Netherlands Posts: 263 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	No doubt known by many on this forum, "Iron Coffins" by Herbert A. Werner is also a great read! __________________ Live to fight another day!

01-10-13, 06:08 AM	#14
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Still has heavy 'poetic license' though, and who can blame him? __________________