Filled with almost unbearable tension and excitement, Das Boot is one of the best stories ever written about men at war, a supreme novel of World War Two and equally famous as an acclaimed film and television drama. Told with vivid realism, this is the story of a German U-boat, her commander and crew, as they embark upon yet another hazardous patrol in the Battle of the Atlantic. Written by a survivor of the U-boat fleet—of the 40,000 men who served on German submarines, 30,000 failed to return—Das Boot- is a story of war told with stunning force that grips from start to finish as this drama of men in battle in the North Atlantic unfolds.