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 without warning from the deep.

• | By (Author): Nicholas Monsarrat
• | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Aug 06, 2009
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 448 pages
• | Language: Not Available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0141042834
• | ISBN-13: 9780141042831