Lothar-Günther Buchheim, German author and painter (died 2007)

Lothar-Günther Buchheim

German author and artist (1918–2007)

Lothar-Günther Buchheim was a German author, painter, and wartime journalist under the Nazi regime. In World War II he served as a war correspondent aboard ships and U-boats. He is best known for his 1973 antiwar novel Das Boot, based on his experiences during the war, which…