The Cruel Sea Retold: A New Look at Nicholas Monsarrat's Epic Story of a World War 2 Convoy

by Bernard Edwards

Bernard Edwards recounts the history that Nicholas Monsarrat used as the basis of his famous adventure novel, The Cruel Sea, which tells the tale of British ships trying to evade destruction by U-boat wolf packs hunting them in the North Atlantic. This work--a factual retelling--describes the actions of the three British convoys featured in the novel, first detailing the experiences of Convoy OG 71 when it attempted to sail from Liverpool...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591141451
• ISBN13: 9781591141457
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"