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Dec 30, 2011 during world war ii he joined the royal navy and served in corvettes. Net login register for bookmarks and favorites menu login. Almost crueller are the german u boats who attack both convoys and their escorts. Listen to cruel sea audiobook by nicholas monsarrat.
This is nicholas monsarrats final masterpiece, an epic tale of the sea and seafaring from the sixteenth century to near the end of the twentieth. About the author nicholas monsarrat served in the royal navy during world war ii and later joined governemnt service. 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. Books like the cruel sea by nicholas monsarrat suggested reading nicholas monsarrat this study guide consists of approximately 7 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the cruel sea. Based on the authors own vivid experiences, the cruel sea is the nailbiting story of the crew of hms compass rose, a. Cruel sea, the by monsarrat, nicholas naval warfare books. Ericson, with a new job, a new ship, and a new crew, is also faced with a new kind of war as an. Nicholas monsarrat the cruel sea hardcover sellersupplied. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Darting back and forth across the icy north atlantic, compass rose played a deadly cat and mouse game with packs of german uboats lying in wait beneath the ocean waves.
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