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Haie und kleine Fische

by - Ott, Wolfgang
(Sharks and little fishes)
1996, Ullstein-Verlag, Berlin
ISBN 3548239285
505 pages
This highly acclaimed novel realistically describes the life of a German U-boat officer in WWII. The first 300 pages focus on minesweepers, at which point the main character transfers to U-boats. His commander is hard and bitingly sarcastic, feared by the crew, but has already racked up 100,000 tons of shipping sunk and bears a grudge against the British because he once observed through his periscope a British surface ship machine gunning survivors of a sinking U-boat. The remainder of the book is a succession of hellish experiences - North Atlantic storm, Caribbean heat, on shore a gruesome revenge attack by the Maquis, torpedo tubes used as not-so-cold storage for the bodies of fallen crewmen, and various mutilations suffered by the crew in the line of duty. A movie based on the book was released in 1957.

Translations of this title include:

	Sharks and Little Fishes by - Ott, Wolfgang 1976, Ballantine Books ISBN 0345303903 This highly acclaimed novel realistically describes the life of a German U-boat officer in WWII. The first 300 pages focus on minesweepers, at which point the main character transfers to U-boats. His commander is hard and bitingly sarcastic, feared by the crew, but has already racked up 100,000 tons of shipping sunk and bears a grudge against the British because he once observed through his periscope a British surface ship machine gunning survivors of a sinking U-boat. The remainder of the book is a succession of hellish experiences - North Atlantic storm, Caribbean heat, on shore a gruesome revenge attack by the Maquis, torpedo tubes used as not-so-cold storage for the bodies of fallen crewmen, and various mutilations suffered by the crew in the line of duty. A movie based on the book was released in 1957.

	Hajer og Smefisk by - Ott, Wolfgang (Sharks and little fishes) 1963, Det Schxnbergske Forlag This highly acclaimed novel realistically describes the life of a German U-boat officer in WWII. A movie based on the book was released in 1957.

	Haaien en kleine vissen by - Ott, Wolfgang (Sharks and little fishes) De Boekerij, Baarn This highly acclaimed novel realistically describes the life of a German U-boat officer in WWII. A movie based on the book was released in 1957.

	Capak es kishalak by - Ott, Wolfgang (Sharks and little fishes) 1991, Ifjusagi lap- es konyvkiado ISBN 9634230725 This highly acclaimed novel realistically describes the life of a German U-boat officer in WWII. A movie based on the book was released in 1957.

	Hajar och småfisk by - Ott, Wolfgang (Sharks and little fishes) 1957, Bonniers This highly acclaimed novel realistically describes the life of a German U-boat officer in WWII. A movie based on the book was released in 1957.

	Hait ja pienet kalat by - Ott, Wolfgang (Sharks and little fishes) 1963, WSOY, Porvoo Paperback, 415 pages This highly acclaimed novel realistically describes the life of a German U-boat officer in WWII. A movie based on the book was released in 1957.

	Hákarlar og hornsíli by - Ott, Wolfgang (Sharks and Little Fishes) 1979, Hörpuútgáfan ISBN 03452514661 Hardcover, 256 pages. This highly acclaimed novel realistically describes the life of a German U-boat officer in WWII. A movie based on the book was released in 1957.