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The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea
Author: Nicholas Monsarrat
This is the story-the long and true story-of one ocean, two ships, and about a hundred and fifty men. It is a long story because it deals with a long and brutal batle, the worst of any war. It has two ships because one was sunk and had to be replaced. It has a hundred and fifty ment because that is a managable number of people to tell a story ab...  more »
ISBN: 285947
Publication Date: 1981
Pages: 510
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Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Book Type: Hardcover
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A powerful novel of the North Atlantic in WWII, it's the story of the British ships Compass Rose and Saltash and their desparate cat-and-mouse game with Nazi U-boats. First published to great acclaim in 1951, The Cruel Sea remains a classic novel of endurance and daring. The author, Nicholas Monsarrat, served in the Royal Navy during WWII and later joined government service.


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