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The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea
Author: Nicholas Monsarrat
After the great powers of Europe had been plunged into a second World War, the armed forces of Great Britain frantically recruited personnel for all of the services. The Royal Navy was no exception, and it was in a tiny Naval ship (corvette) that a group of RNR (Royal Naval Reserve) and RNVR (Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve) officers and crew were...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780140011210
ISBN-10: 0140011218
Publication Date: 1983
Pages: 445
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Publisher: Penguin
Book Type: Paperback
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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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