THE CRUEL SEA by Nicholas Monsarrat ( 9780141042831 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

THE CRUEL SEA

By:

Nicholas Monsarrat

Format:

Paperback

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£10.99

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£8.02

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ISBN 10:

0141042834

ISBN 13:

9780141042831

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Publisher:

PENGUIN BOOKS LTD

Pub. date:

6 August, 2009

Series:

Penguin World War II Collection

Pages:

448

Description:

Based on the author's own experiences, this book presents the story of the crew of HMS Compass Rose, a corvette assigned to protect convoys in World War Two. It offers descriptions of agonizing U-boat hunts. It tells of ordinary, heroic men who had to face a brutal menace which would strike without warning from the deep.

Synopsis:

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 . . .

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Penguin Books Ltd

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