The Cruel Sea

WWII: A powerful novel of the North Atlantic in World War II, this is the story of the British ships Compass Rose and Saltash Castle and of their desperate cat-and-mouse game with Nazi U-boats.

(In 1953 the book was made into what became a classic film featuring Jack Hawkins and Donald Sinden and other stars)

  • Author: Nicholas Monsarrat
  • Title: The Cruel Sea
  • First Published by: Burford Books
  • First Published Format: HC
  • First Published Date: 1951

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