marklord
Well-Known Member
If you're interested in maritime disasters then I'd recommend reading Gustav Grass's Crabwalk which tells the story of the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, a German ship sunk in the Second World War by a Russian Submarine. The Gustloff is famous as the single biggest maritime disaster with the loss of 9,000 people, many of whom were women and children fleeing the Russian armies invading East Prussia.
Crabwalk uses fictional characters and has a lot to say about the nature of Germany now and guilt for the past, but there is also a lot of detail about the ship and what happened to it as well - well worth a look.
Crabwalk uses fictional characters and has a lot to say about the nature of Germany now and guilt for the past, but there is also a lot of detail about the ship and what happened to it as well - well worth a look.
