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The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea | Nicholas Monsarrat
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The story of the Atlantic Ocean, two ships and 150 men, this classic tale of maritime warfare describes the author's own experiences in the Royal Navy. In this novel the heroines are the ships, and the villain, the cruel sea.
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rabbitprincess
The Cruel Sea | Nicholas Monsarrat
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This is a detailed story, taking you through every year of the war with a varied cast of characters. Some of the cast changes up throughout the book, and some are more well-rounded than others. Given the theatre of operations, there weren‘t many female characters. This would be a good pairing with HMS Ulysses, by Alistair MacLean.

Itchyfeetreader I read another of his books and loved 7mo
rabbitprincess @Itchyfeetreader Ah I didn't know he'd written others! Good to know there is more. 7mo
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Oblomov26
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Well this was a book of its time which is both a good thing and a bad thing. This book is an honest reflection of the war in the Atlantic in WW2 from the view point of the small ships, the corvettes and frigates as befits the author who was a commander of such a ship in the this period. A book of convoys, frustration, extreme violence and at time shocking loss. But as a warning, this book also has the sexual and racial politics of this period.

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Oblomov26
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Not sure why but this quote struck me as the honest feelings of many seamen

CrowCAH Though I don't sail, this is a beautiful saying I think my pirates, from my creative written novel, would think to themselves. 7y
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