Description
| Product ID: | 9780141042831 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Penguin World War II Collection |
| Title: | The Cruel Sea |
| Authors: | Author: Nicholas Monsarrat |
| Page Count: | 448 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2009-08-06 |
