H.M.S. Ulysses
The novel that launched the astonishing career of one of the 20th century's greatest writers of action and suspense - an acclaimed classic of heroism and the sea in World War II. The story of men who rose to heroism, and then to something greater, HMS Ulysses takes its place alongside The Caine...
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The novel that launched the astonishing career of one of the 20th century's greatest writers of action and suspense - an acclaimed classic of heroism and the sea in World War II. The story of men who rose to heroism, and then to something greater, HMS Ulysses takes its place alongside The Caine Mutiny and The Cruel Sea as one of the classic novels of the navy at war. It is the compelling story of Convoy FR77 to Murmansk - a voyage that pushes men to the limits of human endurance, crippled by enemy attack and the bitter cold of the Arctic.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781402790348 (1402790341)
ASIN: 1402790341
Publish date: June 7th 2011
Publisher: Sterling
Pages no: 328
Edition language: English
HMS Ulysses is a ship badly in need of rest., Having already been on several Arctic runs to Murmansk, she and her borderline mutinous crew are being sent on another high-speed convoy with supplies desperately needed by the Russians. It’s FR 77; the weather is deteriorating, and the Nazis know the c...
Without doubt one of the best - if not the best - books written about the perils faced by the seafaring men of the Arctic convoys in World War-II.MacLean himself served on a warship in World War-II, so he knows what he is talking about.One of my favorite books of all time. Highly recommended.
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