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The Volunteers
The Volunteers
Author: Douglas Reeman
Sicily, 1943 ... They were the men and women of the Royal Navy's Special Operations units. Carrying out lightning raids on hostile coasts, they became a navy within a navy---each hand-picked for their individual skills, and all of them courageous. Against the mighty backdrop of World War II they performed their small but deadly operations---...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780099459507
ISBN-10: 0099459507
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 280
Edition: New Ed
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Publisher: Arrow Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 1
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Few people write WW II naval fiction as well as Reeman. Especially when it deals with small gunboats, as this one does. This is because Reeman served in those boats during WW II himself.

Be aware not all of his stories end with all the good guys and gals "living happily ever after." People die in a war and Reeman was very aware of that.

This book includes a large cast of characters---men and women from different sides, different backgrounds---all fighting a war. Not everything they do or what happens to them is nice.


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