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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. 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. The only heroines are the ships and the only villain the cruel sea itself. A powerful novel of the north atlantic in world wat ii, this is the story of the british ships compass rose and saltash and of their desparate catandmouse game with nazi uboats. And so it is, this engrossing, enormous record of the years 1939 and on into 1945, of atlantic convoy duty aboard the corvette, compass rose, and later, on the a frigate. It covers not just the details of the battle of the atlantic, but deals with the people who fought it their domestic triumphs, tragedies, worries and ambitions. 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 novel, based on the authors experience of serving in corvettes and frigates in the north atlantic in the second world war, gives a matteroffact but. The cruel sea by nicholas monsarrat, first edition abebooks. Books by nicholas monsarrat author of the cruel sea. Darting back and forth across the icy north atlantic, compass rose played a deadly catandmouse game with packs of german uboats lying in wait beneath the ocean waves.
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Darting back and forth across the icy north atlantic, compass rose play. Searing tale of the second world war in the north atlantic. By monsarrat, nicholas 1999, united states naval inst. It follows the lives of a group of royal navy sailors fighting the battle of the atlantic during the second. 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 during world war ii. The book was a smash when released in 1951, going through numerous printings. Aug 09, 1979 nicholas monsarrat, the british amateur sailor turned author who wrote the best. It centers on life on a corvette, a small ship used by the british much as destroyer escorts were used by the americans, mostly for defense of convoys, but occasionally for offensive work against uboats. Nicholas monsarrat has 46 books on goodreads with 15718 ratings. Some minor water marking at rear endpaper and pastedown. It was written shortly after the second world war by an author whose wartime experience on the convoy routes of the north atlantic closely mirrored those that he portrays. Listen to cruel sea audiobook by nicholas monsarrat. Net login register for bookmarks and favorites menu login. The cruel sea kindle edition by monsarrat, nicholas.
Lieutenant commander nicholas john turney monsarrat frsl rnvr 22 march 1910 8 august 1979 was a british novelist known today for his sea stories, particularly the cruel sea 1951 and three corvettes 194245, but perhaps best known internationally for his novels, the tribe that lost its head and its sequel, richer than all his tribe. The cruel sea by nicholas monsarrat and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It follows the lives of a group of royal navy sailors fighting the battle of the atlantic during world war ii. Download the cruel sea audiobook by nicholas monsarrat. Download or stream the cruel sea by nicholas monsarrat. This is nicholas monsarrat s final masterpiece, an epic tale of the sea and seafaring from the sixteenth century to near the end of the twentieth. The cruel sea by nicholas monsarrat 9780141042831 dymocks. Ericson, with a new job, a new ship, and a new crew, is also faced with a new kind of war as an.
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