The Cruel Sea (novel)
1951 novel by Nicholas Monsarrat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Author | Nicholas Monsarrat |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | War novel |
Set in | Battle of the Atlantic, World War II |
Publisher | Cassell & Co, London |
Publication date | 1951 |
Pages | 416 |
OCLC | 1011639873 |
LC Class | PZ3.M75.73 billion |
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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.