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This gripping novel details a perilous trans-Atlantic convoy cruise during WWII.

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Overall customer rating: 3.667
Steve A

Not worth your time

by Steve A on Oct 4, 2012

I would never have guessed that this book was written by C. S. Forester...it lacks his usual crispness, character development and attention to detail. The book plods from one "crisis" to the next, and by the time I finished, I was nearly exhausted from boredom. Also, the captain spent a lot more ... More

Yachtsman

Duty, Duty, Duty

by Yachtsman on Feb 5, 2009

This is, in my opinion, Forester's best. It is a study in seamanship, leadership and dedication to duty. It should be required reading at the US Naval Acadamy. It describes all the attributes that make a fine naval officer. More

TerryRussianHill

The Good Shepard

by TerryRussianHill on May 7, 2007

Only the second novel with an American hero by the master of naval fiction it uses biblical quotations to dramatic effect. I had always thought that author Forester shared his most famous character's (Horatio Hornblower) freethinking ways so I was surprised at his biblical mastery. More

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