Description
Product ID: | 9781405949170 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Greyhound |
Subtitle: | Discover the gripping naval thriller behind the major motion picture starring Tom Hanks |
Authors: | Author: C.S. Forester |
Page Count: | 352 |
Subjects: | Second World War fiction, Second World War fiction, Historical fiction, Historical fiction, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
Description: | NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING TOM HANKSDiscover the acclaimed wartime classic from C. S. Forester - originally published as The Good Shepherd'Unbelievably good' James Holland, bestselling author of Normandy '44 It's 1942. America has just joined the war. Greyhound, an international convoy of thirty-seven allied ships, is in operation. Captain Krause must lead his first command of a US destroyer as the convoy ploughs through the icy, submarine-infested North Atlantic seas. For forty-eight hours, Krause will play a desperate cat and mouse game against the wolf packs of German U-boats. His mission looks doomed to fail. But armed with extraordinary courage and grit, hope may just be on the horizon. . . This is a riveting classic of naval warfare from the author of the legendary Hornblower series. 'High and glittering excitement' New York Times NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING TOM HANKS |
Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2020-07-23 |