***A HORRIFYING HISTORICAL SHORT STORY BY THE AUTHOR OF RIG, THE MAN FROM TAURED AND VICIOUS*** In the early days of World War I, U-42 rolls off the line to serve Germany in the effort. However, it has tasted blood before it enters the water. Accidents during building and testing have already killed dozens. Now, with a full crew and on a mission to sink ships along the coast of the United Kingdom, it prowls the seas - and it's hungry. The beleaguered captain records what he sees and he has a desperate plan that could save the world. Because U-42 seems insatiable. It may never stop. The crew may not survive. The choice is between sacrificing themselves, or a state of permanent war in the oceans of the world. THE U BOAT is a terrifying historical novel by thriller and suspense author Bryan W. Alaspa that will chill you to the bones and keep you up late at night.