About this title: The story of the Atlantic Ocean, two ships and 150 men, this classic tale of maritime warfare describes the author's own experiences in the Royal Navy. In this novel the heroines are the ships, and the villain, the cruel sea.
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780553271287ISBN:0553271288
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. EDGES VERY WORN ON COVER, PAGES IN VERY GOOD SHAPE. OLDER PAPERBACK. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. EDGES VERY WORN ON COVER, PAGES IN VERY GOOD SHAPE. OLDER PAPERBACK. 1979, Bantam Books. Fiction; General; Historical; Language Arts & Disciplines; Naval operations; North Atlantic Ocean; War & Military; War stories; World War. THANK YOU read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books Inc
Date Published: 1953
Description: Fair. No Jacket. Size: 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall; Lots of wear for a book this age-Reading creases on spine and cover with lots of shelf wear, Spine slightly slanted, Binding tight, inside pages clean. Your basic used book that is ready for one more read! read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Pocket books, New York
Date Published: 1968
Description: Fair. No dust jacket. TAPED SPINE EDGE WEAR. 501PAGES THIS IS THE STORY OF ONE OCEAN 2 SHPS AND ABOUT 150 MEN. IT IS A LONG STORY BECAUSE IT DEALS WITH A LONG AND BRUTAL BATTLE.... read more
Description: Good. -9th Printing--501 pgs. Interior-Nice overall condition. The paperback cover has light signs of aging. -Publish Place: New York-Size: 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall. read more
"One can scarcely find a better novel than this from which to learn the facts about convoy duty in WW2. The story follows the crew of a Royal Navy corvette through several years of brutal war. The hero (a young, inexperienced amateur sailor) is followed as he learns his grim trade (shepherding tankers, picking up survivors, attacking U-boats) -- a trade made miserable by the weather, the fearsome motion of the small ship, the sinkings, and the continuous fear. There is a brief love story, but for the most part the sex is pretty much what you would expect of sailors living a dangerous life. (A "cadet" version of the book was printed.)
The book is historically accurate and follows the rise and fall of the German U-boat service (who are very much the villains of the story). As the war progresses, the increasing numbers of ships and planes, the gowing skill of the sailors, and advent of sophisticated sonar, radar and anti-submarine weapons of the Royal Navy and U.S. Navy change the tide. Victory is achieved -- but at a great cost.
All in all it is a sobering and riveting story of a vital -- if inglorious -- piece of the war. The author served in corvettes."
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