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U-188: A German Submariner’s Account of the War at Sea 1941-1945 Hardcover – October 9, 2015

by Anton Staller (Author), Karl Willmann (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 24 ratings
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Anton Staller was a U-boat lookout, rising no higher than Leading Seaman and his account of the war from the lower ranks is unique. He served on the Type IXc/40 boat, U-188 under Kapitänleutnant Lüdden on three patrols witnessing the stark reality of convoy warfare from his lookout position on the conning tower of his submarine. His U-boat sank the British destroyer HMS Beverley and eight merchant ships exceeding 100,000 gross tons but the submarine also spent many hours submerged under depth-charge attacks.

More so than many of his contemporaries, Staller was prepared to reveal his thoughts and feelings of his experiences of the war at sea, and of his time on the conning tower, at the hydrophons, and cleaning weapons as a messboy.

His journal demonstrates how political thinking rarely entered the minds of the
U-boat men, even though many of them, such as Lüdden, did not choose to serve in submarines. Staller was not a Nazi and came from a Socialist Party background, yet he never questioned the cause he was fighting for. To Staller it was simply ‘Us or Them to the death’.
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  1. Print length
    240 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Frontline Books
  4. Publication date
    October 9, 2015
  5. Dimensions
    6.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1848327609
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1848327603
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Frontline Books (October 9, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1848327609
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1848327603
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 24 ratings

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The Granary
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2021
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The book was a great personal description of the challenges of being a German submariner during WWII. It was easy and compelling reading. I would highly recommend taking the time to read this book.
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Wayne Agee
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Great story of what duty was like for an enlisted man in the opposing side.
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Bev Thompson
4.0 out of 5 stars A Fascinating Read from a Different Perspective
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2016
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Practically all of the other books about the U-boats that we've read were written by the German U-boat commanders, so this one, written by an "ordinary seaman" gives the reader a different perspective, in particular from down inside the boat. It's very interesting, especially with regard to what happened to the crew after the War, how they went from the U-boat, having been given orders to "hand over" their boat to the Allies, from France to Germany on foot, and what happened to them after that. A fascinating read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2017
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Great book.
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brad e.
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2016
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great for any submarine buff
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Scoobydoo
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read.
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2016
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Interesting viewpoint from one of the "lords" this time instead of the ex-commander etc.
Good read.
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Robert Smoot
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2016
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Interesting. However, more a personal journal of the protagonist than history of the U-boat.
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Y:O:T:
3.0 out of 5 stars ...under/overwater reportage
Reviewed in Italy on December 12, 2022
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...aside the plain description of the boat's mission that's not an "Le Carrè" narration but a through and detailed reckoning condensed from the boat's war diary (rare thing) and the annexed recollection of this U-boat veteran, these pages document us how this man ran from the late "doubtful" adolescence in the militar training to the acknowledged and forced adulthood;
interesting how that guy and his fellow ran (on bicycle) toward Germany after leaving the base, a little odissey and the finally ridiculous tentative by the authorities to re-embark him in an old obsolete bathtub, right at the end of the game(!)

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saint michael
5.0 out of 5 stars Saint Michael
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 1, 2015
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A delightful and spirited account wrote by U-boat sailor Anton Staller, enriched by a very commendable photographic section from the authors archives. Staller combines both detail allied to great wit when describing his comrades, his somewhat reserved Commander, and his combat tours aboard U-188. You will no doubt be keenly interested in his portrayal of the time he spent in Penang as part of the "Monsoon Fleet", and how the German sailors interacted with their Japanese hosts. You will be entertained by his and his crewmates fortuitous journey throughout the 1944 battlefields of France to gain further employment on new U-boats . A book with several memorable moments, wrote in a very engaging and highly readable manner.
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Kerry Mitchell
5.0 out of 5 stars True story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 18, 2019
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My dad loves this book, the writer of the book experienced all that's wtiten
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Cynthia
5.0 out of 5 stars ... it yet but my husband thinks it is the best of all the U-boat books
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 28, 2017
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I have not read it yet but my husband thinks it is the best of all the U-boat books. He really enjoyed it.
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