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Although this book is fiction, the author served in the German Navy during World War II on various ships including submarines. I read this many years ago when I was in high school, and at the time thought parts describing the functioning of the submarine tedious. Now, I find those parts much more interesting. The movie 'Das Boot' was based on this book. It seems like the crew of this sub goes through more horrors of war than most, however it does a great job of putting the reader in the experience. As I was reading the book this time round, I realized the dialogue seemed to have a British tone. I determined this is probably because the translator was British. Just as fascinating as the book, the bio of the author probably deserves it's own book. Mr. Bucheim was well known as a painter and artist as a teen, and worked as an illustrator for newspapers and magazines before the war. During the war, after serving on several ships, he eventually became a naval correspondent. After the war he opened a workshop for handicrafts and an art gallery. He collected an impressive collection of German Impressionist paintings. In addition to his novels on the German navy, Mr. Buchheim also wrote several books on Expressionism and monographs on several well known artists and started his own art publishing company.