The Raging of the Sea Author:Charles Gidley This long, rich novel is both a magnificent epic of modern naval life and the gripping story of a man struggling with doubt and pride, pain and anger, love and courage. Steven Jannaway's father died a hero of the Royal Navy while defusing a German mine during World War II; it was inevitable that Steven would row up determined to go to ... more »sea. Yet there had been a cloud over Frank Jannaway's naval career, and within months of becoming a cadet his son feels a restiveness, a stirring of nonconformity that makes him understand his father in new ways. As Steven struggles up the ladder of Royal Navy promotion, we see that great and historic institution caught in the riptides of our times. We know with searing intimacy what it is like to serve -- from the bridge of a grungy minesweeper to the cockpit of a plane engaged in the intricate terror of making a carrier landing by night, and from the intrigues of the wardroom to the fallibility of high command.« less