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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.
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The Cruel Sea, Nicholas Monsarrat
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- Released
- 1965
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- Title
- The Cruel Sea
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Nicholas Monsarrat
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Released
- 1965
- Format
- Paperback
- Category
- World prose
- 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.