Jäger im Weltmeer
April 8, 2008 - Books
As you may or may not know I’m a big U-Boot fan and was thus happy about one of my christmas presents: Jäger im Weltmeer.
The book written by Lothar-Günther Buchheim is a report about two patrols of the german U-96 during the 2nd World War. Buchheim himself was on board and wrote the report based on the photos he took and his own experience during the patrol.
The report is also the base for Buchheim’s best selling novel Das Boot which was eventually turned into a movie directed by Wolfgang Petersen. I guess you know the movie, if not you should hurry up and watch it - it’s awesome in my humble opinion.
The photos and the report are no glorification of the war but a down-to-earth description of how life was on a submarine during the war and how it’s like to fight two opponents at once: The military enemy and the elemental enemy, the sea.
I awfully don’t know if there’s an English version of Jäger im Weltmeer but if you understand German - or find a translated version of the book - it’s definatly worth a read. Well, I have to be honest, if you’re not interested in naval warfare, the 2nd World War or submarines it might be pretty boring to you.
Comments
Comment by Spirit - April 8, 2008 @ 7:20 pm
Haha, did my outburst yesterday inspire you? :)
I think my brother owns this book, really gotta read it.
Comment by Gom Jabbar - April 8, 2008 @ 9:28 pm
Hehe, yes it did. I wanted to write about some books I’ve been reading lately anyways and you kinda reminded me on that. ;)
“Der ist so verkrampft, der kann mit seinen Arschbacken Nüsse knacken!”
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