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The cruel sea

Based on the author's own experiences, this book presents the story of the crew of HMS Compass Rose, a corvette assigned to protect convoys in World War Two. It offers descriptions of agonizing U-boat hunts. It tells of ordinary, heroic men who had to face a brutal menace which would strike wit...

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Main Author:	Monsarrat, Nicholas 1910-1979
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London Penguin Book 2009.
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction
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