{"product_id":"u-96-douglas-whitham-9798191029153","title":"U-96: Das Boot, the Battle of the Atlantic, and the Real U-Boat Behind a Submarine Legend","description":"\u003cp\u003eEnter the steel confinement of a wartime U-boat, where long hours of silence could give way without warning to alarms, depth charges, failing machinery, and decisions measured in seconds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eU-96: Das Boot, the Battle of the Atlantic, and the Real U-Boat Behind a Submarine Legend\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the documented history of the German Type VIIC submarine whose patrols, crew experience, and wartime record helped inspire one of the most enduring portrayals of undersea combat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilt for Germany's Atlantic campaign and commanded during its best-known patrols by Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, U-96 operated within a struggle shaped by convoys, wolfpacks, radio intelligence, mechanical limits, and relentless uncertainty. Aboard during the seventh patrol was war correspondent Lothar-Günther Buchheim, whose observations and photographs later became the foundation for \u003ci\u003eDas Boot\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing together operational history, submarine technology, crew routine, patrol evidence, and cultural memory, this volume places the famous legend beside the real boat that created it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you will discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHow the Type VIIC worked\u003c\/b\u003e, from pressure hull and diesel-electric propulsion to torpedoes, batteries, diving systems, and the practical compromises hidden behind its specifications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWhat life aboard U-96 demanded\u003c\/b\u003e, including watchkeeping, food, sleep, hygiene, maintenance, fear, exhaustion, and the discipline required inside an overcrowded submarine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe major patrols and combat episodes\u003c\/b\u003e, including convoy attacks, disputed tonnage claims, the voyage with Buchheim, secret replenishment at Vigo, and the dangerous Gibraltar operation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHow history became legend\u003c\/b\u003e, tracing the distance between patrol records, wartime propaganda, Buchheim's later writing, and the international cultural impact of \u003ci\u003eDas Boot\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a precise, accessible, and evidence-led style, this volume gives readers a clearer understanding of U-96 as a warship, a workplace, a weapon, and a vessel remembered far beyond its operational career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling addition to the Submarine Legends series for readers of naval history, Second World War history, U-boat warfare, military technology, and the Battle of the Atlantic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas Whitham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798191029153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d","brand":"Douglas Whitham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50666088497407,"sku":"9798191029153","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/u-96-douglas-whitham-9798191029153","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}