History Channel "the Atlantic Submarine War"

[hyperion2206]

Originally Posted by mayandlex

This programme was shown on the History Channel in N.Z. last night and although showing some interesting footage and interviews there were some thought provoking parts. "The Atlantic U Boat war" described the u boats as "cowardly and treasonous" with their crews "murdering innocent civilians" by their "cowardly" acts of sneaking around unseen. (nobody else had submarines ??)
Shipwrecked sailors from torpedoed boats were shown as being in constant and real fear of being murdered by surfaced u boats with their flack guns
The usual stories implying that Germany declared war on Britain and that Germany alone was responsible for the unrestricted submarine warfare were trotted out.
All these comments on a programme made up in recent years was I thought odd.
Think what you will of the events of this time but surely contemporary reports should now stick more to the facts and discard the 1940's British Newsreel type of reporting.

I now feel like a real meanie "sneaking around in my submarine" I will stock up on Moro Bars to hand out to survivors. or give them vouchers to McDonalds.

Cheers, just offered this for food for thought.

I think it was common to say that Germany used U-Boats, slaughtering thousands while the Allies had their heroic submarines to defeat the pure evil. Isn't propaganda just great?:p

[jumpy]

Originally Posted by hyperion2206

I think it was common to say that Germany used U-Boats, slaughtering thousands while the Allies had their heroic submarines to defeat the pure evil. Isn't propaganda just great?:p

Yup, I forget exactly who it was who said it, but it was something along the lines of 'the germans have the Uboat (emphasis being upon that device as a cowardly and underhanded means of making war upon one's enemies) whislt we british have the Submarine which is an altogether more honest and noble device of conflict'. Or words to that effect, but ofcourse the bosche are evil and crawling while we are good and honestly straight up :hmm:

[hyperion2206]

Originally Posted by jumpy

Yup, I forget exactly who it was who said it, but it was something along the lines of 'the germans have the Uboat (emphasis being upon that device as a cowardly and underhanded means of making war upon one's enemies) whislt we british have the Submarine which is an altogether more honest and noble device of conflict'. Or words to that effect, but ofcourse the bosche are evil and crawling while we are good and honestly straight up :hmm:

Yes, that's what I'm talking about! Too bad you don't know who said it as well.