The adventures of the U-202

[Skipman]

The adventures of the U-202

" I was sitting on the conning tower

smoking a cigarette. Then the

splash of a wave soaked it. I tried to

draw another puff. It tasted loathsome

and frizzled. Then I became

angry and threw it away.

I can see my reader's surprised expression.

You had expected to read a

serious U-boat story and now such a

ridiculous beginning ! But I know what

I am doing. If I had once thrown myself

into the complicated U-boat system

and used a bunch of technical terms,

this story would be shorter and more

quickly read through, but you would

not have understood half of it.

Seriousness will come, bitter and pitiable

seriousness. In fact, everything is

serious which is connected with the life

on board a submarine and none of it is

funny; although in fact it is the hundred

small inconveniences and peculiar

conditions on a U-boat which make

life on it remarkably characteristic.

And in order to bring to the public a

closer knowledge concerning the peculiar

life on board a U-boat I am writing

this story. Good, therefore my logbook!

Yes, why should I not make

use of it? To this I also wish to add

that I not only used my own log-book

but also at many places had use of other

U-boats' logs in order to present one

or another episode which is worth the

while relating. "

Mike

[ph0ebus]

This is a very good read, but some of the facts are to be taken with a grain of salt.

-Daniel

[Guest]

This is a very good read, but some of the facts are to be taken with a grain of salt.

-Daniel

Ja. Ein Körnchen Salz.

Mike

[michaeldr]

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