Rendezvous - South Atlantic: a classic tale of all-action naval warfare set during WW2 from the master storyteller of the sea

By Douglas Reeman

Book Overview

Readers of Clive Cussler, Bernard Cornwell and Wilbur Smith will love this gripping, spell-binding and unputdownable WW2 historical adventure full of vivid battle scenes and masterful characterisation from multi-million copy bestselling author Douglas Reeman. Guaranteed to have you hooked from page one...

'One of our foremost writers of naval fiction' -- Sunday Times
'A wonderfully entertaining book' -- ***** Reader review
'Another brilliant story from the master of sea battles, I thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish' -- ***** Reader review
'Well-paced & difficult to put down' -- ***** Reader review
'Highly rated indeed. Excellent ' -- ***** Reader review
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1941: the S.S. Benbecula is already old when she is turned into an armed merchant cruiser, .

Yet even she is needed to protect the vital Atlantic sea lanes.

Commander Lindsay, her new captain, has to work desperately to mould the ship's company - raw recruits and old timers - into a fighting force.

And better than anyone, Lindsay knows this could be his last command, his last chance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1784753246
• ISBN13: 9781784753245
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Arrow Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.9" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

War amid ice and storm

The title says 'south Atlantic,' but for much of the early part of the story, the battered merchant cruiser 'Benbecula' is tossing about in the icy *north* Atlantic, battling not just Nazi U-boats and commerce raiders, but the unforgiving elements as well. In another one of his classic war-at-sea stories, Douglas Reeman builds toward a climactic (as opposed to climatic) confrontation that really draws the reader in.Reeman's characters in 'Rendezvous - South Atlantic,' as is frequently the case in his writings, are sometimes hard to distinguish from men and women you've met in his earlier novels. But as is also common in his work, the star of this book is really the ship herself. 'Benbecula' stands apart from much of Reeman's other creations, and the battle in which she finds herself will be one you won't forget. I've read nearly a dozen Reeman titles and enjoyed nearly all of them. But this is one of two or three that really stands out for me.