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Why You Wouldn't Survive Aboard a WWII U-Boat | History For Sleep

Author
Drowsy Historian
Published
Fri 04 Jul 2025
Episode Link
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drowsyhistorian/episodes/Why-You-Wouldnt-Survive-Aboard-a-WWII-U-Boat--History-For-Sleep-e34cvm6

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Tonight, we descend into the silent, rusted depths of the North Atlantic — not as a hero, not as a commander, but as a barely-considered number aboard a German U-Boat in WWII. Cramped quarters. Rotting food. One malfunctioning toilet. Fifty men and no doctor. You won’t fire torpedoes at glory — you’ll fight carbon dioxide, sleep deprivation, and your own unraveling mind.

This isn’t a war story with medals. This is slow suffocation with paperwork. A floating coffin that creaks louder the longer you listen.


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