Raiders of the Deep

About “Raiders of the Deep”

Raiders of the Deep by Lowell Thomas is a 1928 book that presents a sympathetic account of German submariners during World War I, focusing on their experiences aboard U-boats in the English Channel, the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean. Drawing on the men's own stories, the book details their missions, including Walther Schwieger's sinking of the Lusitania, the deployment of seven U-boat raiders to mine the Atlantic, and other significant operations, offering insight into the challenges of life aboard early submarines.