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The Cruel Sea

byNicholas Monsarrat

Genres: War Fiction Everyday Heroism

Who is this book for? Readers interested in historical fiction, naval warfare, and World War II narratives.

Topics Battle of the atlanticRoyal navy sailorsWorld war iiSurvivalCourageNaval warfareComradeshipAdversitySacrificeResilienceFriendship

MoodSuspenseful, Melancholic

ViolenceModerate

Based on the author's own vivid experiences, The Cruel Sea is the nail-biting story of the crew of HMS Compass Rose, a corvette assigned to protect convoys in World War Two. Darting back and forth across the icy North Atlantic, Compass Rose played a deadly cat and mouse game with packs of German U-boats lying in wait beneath the ocean waves. Packed with tension and vivid descriptions of agonizing U-boat hunts, this tale of the most bitter and chilling campaign of the war tells of ordinary, heroic men who had to face a brutal menace which would strike without warning from the deep.

Language

Published on

08/06/2009

Pages

448

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780141042831

Price Comparison

waterstones

Paperback

10.99 £

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