HMS "Ulysses" (Modern Authors) - Softcover

Alistair MacLean

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9780006110132: HMS "Ulysses" (Modern Authors)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0006110134 ISBN 13: 9780006110132

Publisher: Fontana, 1970

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The classic novel of heroism and the sea, by the writer now recognised as the most outstanding in the genre. This is one of the great war novels of our century and one of the finest achievments in Alistair MacLean's best-selling career. It is the story of Convoy FR77 to Murmansk - a voyage that pushes men to the limits of human endurance, crippled by enemy attack and the bitter cold of the Arctic.

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About the Author:

Alistair MacLean, the son of a Scots minister, was brought up in the Scottish Highlands. In 1941 he joined the Royal Navy. After the war he read English at Glasgow University and became a schoolmaster. The two and a half years he spent aboard a wartime cruiser were to give him the background for HMS Ulysses, his remarkably successful first novel, published in 1955. He is now recognized as one of the outstanding popular writers of the 20th century, the author of 29 worldwide bestsellers, many of which have been filmed.

Review:

'A brilliant, overwhelming piece of descriptive writing.' Observer 'A story of exceptional courage which grips the imagination.' Daily Telegraph 'It deserves an honourable place among 20th-century war books.' Daily Mail 'HMS Ulysses is in the same class as The Cruel Sea.' Evening Standard

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