Author of Das Boot dies

Wulfmann · 02-23-07, 12:49 PM

Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, the German author and art collector best known for his autobiographical novel Das Boot, has died at the age of 89.

Wulfmann

Morts · 02-23-07, 12:49 PM

awww

R.I.P then

Carotio · 02-23-07, 12:53 PM

Well, 89 years of age and having survived on a u-boat, then a man can't ask for much more...

RIP

Myxale · 02-23-07, 12:57 PM

Noo!

I just read it! So sad! One of the last connections to our passion is gone!

RIP Herr Buchheim.
Mögen sie ihren Frieden finden.

Iron Budokan · 02-23-07, 01:26 PM

Sad news, but his work has made him immortal.

Linavitch · 02-23-07, 01:32 PM

RIP Herr Buchheim.

CptGrayWolf · 02-23-07, 01:35 PM

I have learned more about life on a U-boat from Das Boot then any other book.

Brag · 02-23-07, 01:37 PM

One minute of silence in his honor and that of his colleagues on eternal patrol

Dietrich · 02-23-07, 05:02 PM

Article (in German) here: http://www.sueddeutsche.de/,tt1m4/ku...el/261/103158/

Kpt. Kozloff · 02-23-07, 05:13 PM

R I P

High Voltage · 02-23-07, 05:26 PM

The Great Depth Charge from the sky finally took him...
R.I.P.

Tiny · 02-23-07, 07:12 PM

R.I.P Buchheim

Wulfmann · 02-23-07, 09:14 PM

Is there a book????

No; no one said that, did they???

Is there a book???

Well if he wasn't dead that would have killed him!~!!

And yes it is translated into English.

Is there a book?

I was trying to come up with something to top that.

Here goes!

Nooby says.
I have been really enjoying SH3 and from some of your post I must ask;
Is this game based on real events????

Wulfmann

USS Sea Tiger · 02-23-07, 05:55 PM

While my interests in U-boats was within me prior to his book being made into a movie,, Thanks to him,, many more joined in serious stuty of this aspect of that terrible time we call war, and he let those who never experienced it, understand the true nature and wear it has on the individual person.

Fair winds, following seas

loreed · 02-24-07, 07:18 PM

Sad to hear. We have lost so much of that time the people and thier history. We cannot forget them, we cannot afford too!

02-23-07, 12:49 PM	#1
Wulfmann Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 1,010 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Author of Das Boot dies Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, the German author and art collector best known for his autobiographical novel Das Boot, has died at the age of 89. Wulfmann __________________ "The right to keep and bear arms should not be infringed upon, if only to prevent tyranny in government" Thomas Jefferson,; Constitutional debates

02-23-07, 12:53 PM	#3
Carotio Mr. Bad Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Aabenraa, Denmark Posts: 1,488 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	Well, 89 years of age and having survived on a u-boat, then a man can't ask for much more... RIP __________________ Download my mods from SHMF Follow my photography here taler dansk, speak English, spreche Deutsch, parle français, forstår svenska/norsk, comprendo castellano

02-23-07, 12:57 PM	#4
Myxale Admiral Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PQ AN 25 Posts: 2,178 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	Noo! I just read it! So sad! One of the last connections to our passion is gone! RIP Herr Buchheim. Mögen sie ihren Frieden finden. __________________ SH3+GWX SH5+WoS Still Sailing....still Deep

02-23-07, 01:26 PM	#5
Iron Budokan Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,778 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Sad news, but his work has made him immortal. __________________ "You will take on England wherever you find her ships, and you will break her power at sea." --Iron Coffins, Herbert A. Werner http://kennethmarkhoover.com

02-23-07, 01:35 PM	#7
CptGrayWolf Commander Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saint Lawrence Seaway Posts: 459 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I have learned more about life on a U-boat from Das Boot then any other book. __________________ Thomas Voltz, U-93 VIIc, Aug 1940, at sea patrol 1 GWX3 Gold, 100%

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Morts Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,395 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	awww R.I.P then

02-23-07, 01:32 PM	#6
Linavitch Officer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hull Posts: 239 Downloads: 170 Uploads: 0	RIP Herr Buchheim.

02-23-07, 01:37 PM	#8
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	One minute of silence in his honor and that of his colleagues on eternal patrol __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

02-23-07, 05:02 PM	#9
Dietrich Sparky Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 152 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Article (in German) here: http://www.sueddeutsche.de/,tt1m4/ku...el/261/103158/

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Kpt. Kozloff Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Jersey - Channel Islands, UK Posts: 305 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	R I P __________________ GWX1.03/Cmdr2.7/plus all sorts of tweaks

02-23-07, 05:26 PM	#11
High Voltage Chief Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: U-33. Depth Charges...sinking.. Posts: 325 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The Great Depth Charge from the sky finally took him... R.I.P. __________________ The new-moon night is black as ink. Off Hatteras the tankers sink. While sadly Roosevelt counts the score-- Some fifty thousand tons--by MOHR

02-23-07, 07:12 PM	#12
Tiny Helmsman Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Submerged Posts: 105 Downloads: 91 Uploads: 0	R.I.P Buchheim

02-23-07, 09:14 PM	#13
Wulfmann Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 1,010 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Is there a book???? No; no one said that, did they??? Is there a book??? Well if he wasn't dead that would have killed him!~!! And yes it is translated into English. Is there a book? I was trying to come up with something to top that. Here goes! Nooby says. I have been really enjoying SH3 and from some of your post I must ask; Is this game based on real events???? Wulfmann __________________ "The right to keep and bear arms should not be infringed upon, if only to prevent tyranny in government" Thomas Jefferson,; Constitutional debates

02-23-07, 05:55 PM	#14
USS Sea Tiger XO Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 425 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Sad,, truely sad While my interests in U-boats was within me prior to his book being made into a movie,, Thanks to him,, many more joined in serious stuty of this aspect of that terrible time we call war, and he let those who never experienced it, understand the true nature and wear it has on the individual person. Fair winds, following seas

02-24-07, 07:18 PM	#15
loreed Torpedoman Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Alaska Posts: 112 Downloads: 83 Uploads: 0	Lost Friends Sad to hear. We have lost so much of that time the people and thier history. We cannot forget them, we cannot afford too!