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Based on the authors own vivid experiences, the cruel sea is the nailbiting story of the crew of hms compass rose, a corvette assigned to protect convoys in world war two. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 520 pages and is available in paperback format. It comes with a dust jacket, and there are some tears around the edges. It has 150 men because that is a manageable number of people to tell a story about. The crew are mostly inexperienced men from nonnaval backgrounds and the story focuses on their differing reactions to the horrifying experiences they have as german uboats attack. This is a hard cover book, titled the cruel sea by nicholas monsarrat published by cassel and company ltd, 1953. And so it is, this engrossing, enormous record of the years 1939 and on into 1945, of atlantic. This is the story the long and true story of one ocean, two ships, and about a hundred and fifty men. Free download or read online the cruel sea pdf epub book. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. It has two ships because one was sunk and had to be replaced.
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The cruel sea 1951, monsarrat s first postwar novel, is widely regarded as his finest work. Nicholas monsarrat, 69, the author of the cruel sea, a widely acclaimed novel of world war ii, and of several other books, died of cancer wednesday in the king edward vii hospital for officers. Nicholas monsarrats the cruel sea was listed, with a brief summary. The cruel sea monsarrat, nicholas isbn 0141049731 manual entry 1 copy separate the cruel sea nicholas monsarrat isbn 0304918539 manual entry 1 copy separate the cruel sea. The cruel sea is the story of the crew of a newly commissioned corvette, compass rose, a ship that forms part of the escort to merchant convoys during world war ii. The cruel sea by nicholas monsarrat overdrive rakuten. It is a long story because it deals with a long and brutal battle, the worst of any war. The only heroines are the ships and the only villain the cruel sea itself. The cruel sea is the account of one crew aboard a rn ship, whose wartime job was to escort convoys of merchant ships across the atlantic to bring muchneeded supplies to an island locked in a dreadful war. The story is about convoy escorts, first aboard the corvette h.
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