Sharks and Little Fish
 First US edition (Pantheon Books) | |
| Author | Wolfgang Ott |
|---|---|
| Original title | Haie und kleine Fische |
| Translator | Ralph Manheim |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The Lyons Press |
Publication date |
1954 (German) 1957 (English) |
| Pages | 432 |
| ISBN | 978-1-58574-809-9 |
| OCLC | 53028703 |
Sharks and Little Fish is an acclaimed best-selling novel written by German author Wolfgang Ott. First published in 1954, it is based on the author's own experiences as a young submariner. The story centers on a sailor called Teichmann, a cynical young man, thrown at the age of seventeen into the horror and cruelty of submarine warfare in World War II.[1]
"A German counterpart to The Caine Mutiny" - Frederic Morton.[2]
References
- ↑ www.submarinebooks.com. Retrieved on June 17, 2008.
- ↑ http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-1585748099-0 www.powells.com. Retrieved June 18th 2008.
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