[Leica] Death of a Leica Photographer

[marcsmall at comcast.net (Marc James Small)]

Lothar-G?nther Buchheim, 89, died a couple of 
days ago.  He was the author of DAS BOOT, 
published in English as THE BOAT and then made 
into a movie of that name, though the longer 
German TV show wasn't released to the US for some 
years.  The start of this was a voyage Buchheim 
made on U-95 with a Leica camera as a combat 
photographer.  He lived a full and rich life and we mourn his passing.

For those who have not read the book or viewed 
his pictures or seen any version of the movie, it 
can only be said that Buchheim was a visual WWII 
equal to Erich Maria Remarque of First War Days 
with his ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT.  DAS 
BOOT can best be seen as a simple condemnation of 
warfare, precisely as was ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

Marc


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