Nicholas monsarrat the highly acclaimed cruel sea is one of the alltime great naval and war thrillers. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. First published to great accalim in 1951, the cruel sea remains a classic novel of endurance and daring. Subtle tanning to pages throughout with very faint foxing to top text block edge. Nicholas monsarrat s own career was the model for that of his character lockhart. Dec 30, 2011 nicholas monsarrat was born in liverpool and educated at cambridge university, where he studied law. At the beginning of the war he joined the rnvr as a sublieutenant and attained the rank of lieutenantcommander. The cruel sea kindle edition by monsarrat, nicholas. The cruel sea 1951, monsarrat s first postwar novel, is widely regarded as his finest work. Buy the cruel sea by nicholas monsarrat online at alibris. The cruel sea, nicholas monsarrat, house of stratus.
The highly acclaimed cruel sea is one of the alltime great naval and war thrillers. Three corvettes ebook by nicholas monsarrat rakuten kobo. Based on the authors own vivid experiences, the cruel sea is the nailbiting story of the crew of hms compass rose, a corvette assigned to protect convoys during world war ii. The highly acclaimed cruel sea is one of the all time great naval and war thrillers. Nicholas monsarrat has 46 books on goodreads with 15786 ratings. Cruel sea edition 1 by nicholas monsarrat 9781580800464. Lieutenant commander nicholas john turney monsarrat frsl rnvr 22 march 1910 8 august 1979 was a british novelist known today for his sea stories, particularly the cruel sea 1951 and three corvettes 194245, but perhaps best known internationally for his novels, the tribe that lost its head and its sequel, richer than all his tribe. The cruel sea ebook by nicholas monsarrat rakuten kobo. The cruel sea is the account of one crew aboard a rn ship, whose wartime job was to escort convoys of merchant ships across the atlantic to bring muchneeded supplies to an island locked in a dreadful war.
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Cruel sea, the by monsarrat, nicholas naval warfare books. The book is on a higher level altogether with extremely fine writing, both descriptive and narrative. It follows the lives of a group of royal navy sailors fighting the battle of the atlantic during world war ii. This is nicholas monsarrat s final masterpiece, an epic tale of the sea and seafaring from the sixteenth century to near the end of the twentieth. It has two ships because one was sunk, and had to be replaced. He died in august 1979 and his ashes were later scattered over the sea. It contains seven chapters, each describing a year during the war. Author of the cruel sea, the story of esther costello, life is a fourletter word, this is the schoolroom, the master mariner, three corvettes, the pillow fight, the. The cruel sea is a 1951 novel by nicholas monsarrat.
It sounded interesting im always interested in how other fiction authors treat the subject of warfare, so i downloaded the kindle version and started reading. Almost crueller are the german u boats who attack both convoys and their escorts. The cruel sea ebook by nicholas monsarrat 97807553. It follows the lives of a group of royal navy sailors fighting the battle of the atlantic. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It covers not just the details of the battle of the atl. The cruel sea epub nicholas monsarrat achat ebook fnac. Browse nicholas monsarrat s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. I first read nicholas monsarrat s the cruel sea as a young u. By monsarrat, nicholas 1999, united states naval inst. It follows the lives of a group of royal navy sailors fighting the battle of the atlantic during the second world war. This is the story the long and true story of one ocean, two ships, and about a hundred and fifty men. From library journal one of the classic naval adventure stories of world war ii, monsarrat s novel tells the tale of two british ships trying to escape destruction by wolf pack uboats hunting in the north atlantic.
The cruel sea is a classic novel of world war ii from the british perspective. Nicholas monsarrat audio books, best sellers, author bio. Sep 07, 2009 based on the authors own vivid experiences, the cruel sea is the nailbiting story of the crew of hms compass rose, a corvette assigned to protect convoys in world war two. A powerful novel of the north atlantic in world war ii, this is the. A powerful novel of the north atlantic in world war ii, this is the story of the british ships compass rose and saltash and of their desperate catandmouse game with nazi uboats. First published to great acclaim in 1951, the cruel sea remains a classic novel of endurance and daring. It covers not just the details of the battle of the atlantic, but deals with the people who fought it th. The only heroines are the ships and the only villain the cruel sea itself. Aug 09, 1979 nicholas monsarrat, the british amateur sailor turned author who wrote the best. Ericson, with a new job, a new ship, and a new crew, is also faced with a new kind of war as an.
His career as a solicitor encountered a swift end when he decided to leave liverpool for london, with a halffinished manuscript under his arm and only forty pounds in his pocket. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the cruel sea. About the author nicholas monsarrat served in the royal navy during world war ii and later joined governemnt service. Monsarrat had served on the atlantic convoys himself and experienced the privations and horrors at first hand. When he told lockhart about it he was pitifully distressed. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. It covers not just the details of the battle, but deals with the people who fought it their domestic triumphs, tragedies, worries and ambitions. I like those dutchmen, he said to lockhart next morning, when they were walking round the upper deck during standeasy. Told from the point of view of mathew lawe, a young devon sailor who is cursed after a spectacular act. It centers on life on a corvette, a small ship used by the british much as destroyer escorts were used by the americans, mostly for defense of convoys, but occasionally for offensive work against uboats. Nicholas monsarrat s most popular book is the cruel sea.
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Aug 06, 2009 buy the cruel sea penguin world war ii collection by monsarrat, nicholas isbn. Darting back and forth across the icy north atlantic, compass rose played a deadly catandmouse game with packs of german uboats lying in wait beneath the ocean waves. The whole book is permeated with compassion, even sometimes, though grudgingly, extended towards the enemy. Nicholas monsarrat s the cruel sea was listed, with a brief summary. The cruel sea by nicholas monsarrat overdrive rakuten. I had forgotten just how great this novel is in its depiction of war in the atlantic ocean in the early days of world war ii, albeit from the standpoint of the british. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Nicholas monsarrat, 69, the author of the cruel sea, a widely acclaimed novel of world war ii, and of several other books, died of cancer wednesday in the king edward vii hospital for officers.