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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
Fabric Type: 9780380812905
Fax Number: First Thus
Legal Disclaimer: 0380812908
Maximum Color Depth: Avon
Metal Type: Avon
Publisher: 1
Region Code: 256
Total External Bays Free: April 01, 2000
Total Firewire Ports: Avon
Total Parallel Ports: April 04, 2000
Avon
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Hell is Under Water
Their mission was a audacious and daring as it was dangerous. A crew of American sailors in a disguised submarine would rendezvous with U-571--a crippled German U-boat in enemy waters--storm aboard, and capture one of the Nazis' coveted Enigma encryption machines, a device that would allow the Allies to decode secret German transmissions. The planning was meticulous. The secrecy was airtight. Every eventuality was prepared for. Except one.
Now, with their own sub lying in pieces on the Atlantic floor, an unseasoned young U.S. naval officer and a handful of his men are trapped in a limping enemy boat trying to make its way across a thousand square-mile killing zone. Suddenly they are the hunted prey of the Reich's killer ships, and the target of Allied bombers. They have a prize in their possession that can turn the tide of the savage global conflict once and for all. And they have nowhere to run.While on a secret mission targeting the Nazi "Enigma" encryption device, a team of American sailors and marines poses as the German rescue team for a crippled submarine.But before they can grab the device and escape, the real rescue unit arrives and destroys their American vessel. Now they are forced to secretly navigate the malfunctioning submarine through enemy lines. This Dino De Laurentiis production is written and directed by Jonathan Mostow (Breakdown), and stars Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel and Jon Bon Jovi.While on a secret mission targeting the Nazi "Enigma" encryption device, a team of American sailors and marines poses as the German rescue team for a crippled submarine. But before they can grab the device and escape, the real rescue unit arrives and destroys their American vessel. Now they are forced to secretly navigate the malfunctioning submarine through enemy lines. This Dino De Laurentiis production is written and directed by Jonathan Mostow (Breakdown), and stars Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel and Jon Bon Jovi.
Average Rating: 
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U-571 is an historical fiction based upon a screenplay. Hollywood rarely gets anything right in their movies, but should that matter? To the astute observer, it might; however, even these people have to understand that a movie (thus, the resulting novel adaptation) is meant to entertain. For this purpose, U-571 does an excellent job on and off the screen. It is a good read, full of detail, with exciting dialogue, great character development, wonderful action scenes, and a well-developed plot ... Read More
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I read this book a dozen times and it seems to be one of Collin's greatest works...I seen the movie a dozen times and Collins did a great job on describing the reactions, the troubles, tense feelings, joyous feelings,I read through it at an wondorful pace, because of the writing style...His way of writing this book grabbed me it made me want to cry when Skipper was singling Andrew to dive and he left in the frezzing waters of the Atlantic...
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I was a sailor during the 60's aboard the diesel and nuke boats. This book captured the sense and awe of serving aboard a submarine. While I did not serve during WWII, I did get well into the memories of the boats I served on reading this fast moving story. The book is far superior to the movie. The sounds, closeness, comraderie, smell, power and danger all are in the story and I remember feeling many of the feelings described in this book.
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This book was very good. But I did have only one thing that I totally disliked about this book and it was the language. In the movie, the language wasn't bad at all,unlike the book that constatly was cursing. Max Collins did not need to use all the language that he did. During the movie there wasn't one f-word and in the book it was used like crazy. So if it wasn't for the use of the language, then it would have been better. It was still an excellent book, but as I said before the language did not ... Read More
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I have read the reviews of this book and I have to laugh, some of you take these things too seriously. Yes U-571 is a work of fiction, don't complain, it doesn't hold itself out to be anything other than fiction. And for the British people getting so upset that we Americans are using their deeds as our own, you need to read up on your history, the US Navy Captured and returned U-505 on June 4,1944. You guys are missing the point of the movie, or any movie for that matter, they are made to entertain, ... Read More
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