It’s 1942 and the war is no longer going well for the German “wolf-packs”—U-boats, tasked with sinking Allied supply ships. They’re vulnerable targets now thanks to the cracking of the Enigma code, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Das Boot (1981) is one of the most admired war films of all time, a sympathetic and harrowing portrait of a ...

1941: U-boat Captain Lieutenant Lehmann-Willenbrock faces a new mission, now joined by a war correspondent from the Admiralty and an especially proud representative of the military. After days of ...

1941: the German U-boats have severely weakened the supply routes across the Atlantic to England with their attacks. Yet the tide seems to be turning; the English have adapted to German tactics and ...

War fanatics have flocked to praise another film they have branded an "absolute masterpiece". Set during World War II, Das Boot follows the crew of the German submarine U-96 as they embark on a ...

Legendary German saxophonist and composer Klaus Doldinger, renowned for his iconic soundtracks for 'Das Boot' and 'The NeverEnding Story', has passed away at 89. His family confirmed his death on ...

Das Boot is a German televisions series and is a sequel to the 1981 Oscar-nominated movie Das Boot. The series has already begun airing in Germany and airs every Wednesday on Sky Atlantic in the UK at ...

Wolfgang Petersen, who rode his acclaimed German-language film “Das Boot” into a career directing Hollywood blockbusters such as “In the Line of Fire,” “Air Force One,” “The Perfect Storm” and “Troy,” ...