THE CRUEL SEA Nicholas Monsarrat HC Classics of Naval Literature
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The Cruel Sea is a 1951 novel by Nicholas Monsarrat. It follows the lives of a group of Royal Navy sailors fighting the Battle of the Atlantic during the Second World War. It contains seven chapters, each describing a year during the war. The novel, based on the author's experience of serving in corvettes and frigates in the North Atlantic in the Second World War, gives a matter-of-fact but moving portrayal of ordinary men learning to fight and survive in a violent, exhausting battle against the elements and a ruthless enemy. Considered a masterpiece of naval fiction and a classic war novel, it remains widely read today. FREE SHIPPING USPS GROUND NO OFFERS
- Publisher: Naval Institute Press
- Year: 1988
- ISBN: 9780870210556
- Condition: Very Good
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