Cruel Sea (Penguin World War II Collection)

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.

Reviews

'Magnificent ... the classic record of this heroic struggle' Observer'One of the best novels that has yet been written about sailors at war' Spectator