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How grim was life on Hitler's U-boats?

Roger Moorhouse tells the story of the U-boat war from the perspective of the German crews themselves

Spencer Mizen

Published: January 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM

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"Statistically, they were on a suicide mission." That's Roger Moorhouse's assessment of the odds facing Hitler's U-boat crews in the final years of the Second World War. Speaking with Spencer Mizen, Roger relates the story of these missions from the German perspective – a tale encompassing scurvy, sleep deprivation, terror and acts of astonishing kindness.

Roger Moorhouse is the author of Wolfpack: Inside Hitler's U-boat War (William Collins, 2025).

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Spencer MizenSenior production editor

Spencer is senior production editor of HistoryExtra magazine