'Run Silent, Run Deep' or 'Das Boot'?

don1reed · Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 437 Location: Valhalla

"Das Boot" both the movie and book are far and away, in a league of their own.

Actually, like the rest of you, I cannot get enough of the submarine genre period.

rik007 · Joined: 10 Jan 2002 Posts: 147 Location: Holland

What about the victims? An excellent book is the "Cruel Sea" by Monsarrat. Set in the Second World War, two ships and their crews of about a hundred and fifty men are involved in defending Atlantic convoys against impossible odds. Of course these odds were below the surface of the ocean.

"... With the publication of his classic, The Cruel Sea, he became one of the most successful novelists of the twentieth century, whose rich and varied collection bears the hallmark of a truly gifted writer.".

Excellently written. One of my favorites!!

Abraham · Joined: 31 Dec 2004 Posts: 3313 Location: Amsterdam Holland

rik007 · Joined: 10 Jan 2002 Posts: 147 Location: Holland

No I didnot. I will look for that book (Edward L.Beach). They do have the Dvd in the library. But books are usually better. I did read 'Das Boot' and the Dvd is right here at me desk. Did you read the Cruel Sea?

Abraham · Joined: 31 Dec 2004 Posts: 3313 Location: Amsterdam Holland

Erik Blod�ks · Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Posts: 5 Location: Norway

I have seen both movies and read Das Boot. Das Boot is the best movie with it`s anti war message although Run Silent Run Deep is nice entertainment as well.

don1reed · Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 437 Location: Valhalla

I agree that both are great novels and movies of the sea during the war. Another comes to mind..."The Enemy Below"... it's very hard to make comparisons.

Gentlemen, Hats off to all the survivors!

Good hunt.

Yattky · Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Posts: 303 Location: Hyogo, Japan

I haven't read these books yet, but have watched them on video.
If anything, I like "fukaku shizukani senkou seyo"(Run Silent, Run Deep).
Because it deals with the Pasific War especially describes a recon by sub around Bungo Suido and furthermore this movie has more exciting scenes than Das Boot like "RAIGEKI"(torpedo attack). Of course, Das Boot is a wonderful movie but serious a little bit and it turns my feeling gloomy after watching it....
By the way, I have been wondering....who is "Bungo Pete" in Run Silent, Run Deep?? :hmm:

Drebbel · Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 10:15 pm Post subject:

I wonder how many of the voters actually read both books ?

Yattky · Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Posts: 303 Location: Hyogo, Japan

Abraham · Joined: 31 Dec 2004 Posts: 3313 Location: Amsterdam Holland

Yattky · Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Posts: 303 Location: Hyogo, Japan

XXi · Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:23 pm Post subject:

I`m not sure if these two books can be compared. Das Boot is not a diary nor a book written by a submarine commander, it is intended more to give general feeling of how the U-Boot service looked like. If you read carefully you may notice it`s late 1941 but some phrazes refer to later events.
And first of all it is a great novel.

Run silent run deep is not the same mainly because it describes the service from another point of view - a commander`s point of view, not a Marinekreigsberichter. Let me say, probably the Old from Das Boot would have written Run Silent, Run Deep, so to say.

jumpy · Joined: 12 May 2003 Posts: 794 Location: Midlands, UK

Not really sub relasted but: 'The Greatest Enemy' by Douglas Reman/raeman (cant remember spelling) novel about surface German raiders - really good.

Gotta be 'Das Boot' for me in the poll though.

Also: ' A Twist of Sand' - can't remember author, but a good little book none the less, an entertaining read.

'Submarine!' - (E L Beech I think) was good too.

'Go in and Sink!' - more U-boat tales

'With Blood and Iron' short novel about U-boat war.

Yattky · Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Posts: 303 Location: Hyogo, Japan

Anyone have read the novel titled "Clear the Bridge!" wirtten by Richard O'kane?? Is this good or bad and easy to read for non-native English speakers like us?? :hmm: