
Cruel Sea
by Nicholas Monsarrat
Title:
Cruel Sea
Author:
Nicholas Monsarrat
Series (if any):
Penguin World War II Collection
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
448 pages, None
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-13:
9780141042831
EAN:
9780141042831
Publication Date:
06/08/2009
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
430
Dimensions (mm):
196 x 130 x 20
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
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.











