Im not the biggest fan of war books, however this was a pure delight to read. His orders were to photograph and describe the uboat in action. Lothargunther buchheim listen help info february 6, 1918 february 22, 2007 was a german author and painter. With jurgen prochnow, herbert gronemeyer, klaus wennemann, hubertus bengsch.
Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. During 1941, war correspondent lothargunther buchheim joined u96 for a single patrol, in the battle of the atlantic. From the grudges, toils, and rough world of sailors, herr buchheim has produced a novel with gut wrentching action and detailed sorrow. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The boat by lothargunther buchheim translated from the german by denver and helen lindley copyright 1975 by alfred a. Lothar gunther buchheim february 6, 1918 february 22, 2007 was a german author, painter, and art collector.
Not exactly the kind of odds you want on your side, but these men do it anyway. The first edition of the novel was published in 1973, and was written by lothargunther buchheim. The narrative is long and well structured, which draws you in to the cramped isolated feeling of being on the boat right next to the narrator. The first edition of the novel was published in 1973, and was written by lothar gunther buchheim. By buchheim, lothargunther the boat 1998, piper verlag, munchen isbn 3492021751 hardcover, 603 pages the book is a fiction book is in german language. Lothargunther buchheim feldafinger bilder 19451996 16. About the author lothargunther buchheim joined the navy when world war ii broke out, and served on minesweepers, destroyers, and submarines, on the last as an official navy correspondent. Roman german edition kindle edition by buchheim, lothargunther. This wellknown novel, stemming from the authors experiences as a war correspondent on u96, describes a single uboat patrol from beginning to end. The boat paperback april 1, 2007 by lothar gunther buchheim author 4. Lothargunther buchheim war im zweiten weltkrieg marinekriegsberichterstatter. It is autumn, 1941, and a german uboat commander and his crew set out on yet another hazardous patrol in the battle of the atlantic. Wege zur natur in uns selbst pdf vicky gabriel, william anderson.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The main characters of this fiction, war story are. Lothar gunther buchheim listen help info february 6, 1918 february 22, 2007 was a german author and painter. Roman german edition kindle edition by buchheim, lothar gunther. The photographs though are what really give meaning to the authors narrative, even in mundane activities such as eating, engine maintenance and keeping watch in the surface during both good. Buchheim is one of the few uboat crewmen who, for example, has many not too kind words for doentz, the head of the submarine arm of the kriegsmarine. Download 74 mb epub, mobi, pdf, rtf, azw3, lit, lrf, mobi, txtz passwort. Buchheim also employs the technique of expressing boredom by making the reader feel bored. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 563 pages and is available in paperback format. Buchheim is a great author with zero pretentiousness about his work.
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