Anyone actually read any u-boat/battle of the Atlantic books - Page 4

malcymalc · 04-17-06, 06:09 AM

"The Cruel Sea'? I read a novel back in the 1970s called, I think, 'The Cruel Coast.' Same book, maybe?

The boat gets stranded on the coast of Ireland (I think). The skipper is wounded and not in his right mind. Stuff happens between the submariners and the local people. The submariners repair their boat well enough to put to sea.

They don't have a radio...and the date is June 6, 1944.

Same book?"

No Antonin, definately not the same book - The Cruel Sea is the story of the crew of the Compass Rose, a Flower class corvette and their convoy duty. Written by Nicholas Monsarrat it is a grey, cold and gritty account of one ship's crew and their war.

It is probably the best novel yet written about the battle of the Atlantic and should be required reading for anyone interested in the campaign (and indeed should be required reading in British schools in my opinion). The author served in the RNVR during the war in the Atlantic and knew what he was talking about.

Malcolm

04-17-06, 06:09 AM	#46
malcymalc Bosun Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 64 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	"The Cruel Sea'? I read a novel back in the 1970s called, I think, 'The Cruel Coast.' Same book, maybe? The boat gets stranded on the coast of Ireland (I think). The skipper is wounded and not in his right mind. Stuff happens between the submariners and the local people. The submariners repair their boat well enough to put to sea. They don't have a radio...and the date is June 6, 1944. Same book?" No Antonin, definately not the same book - The Cruel Sea is the story of the crew of the Compass Rose, a Flower class corvette and their convoy duty. Written by Nicholas Monsarrat it is a grey, cold and gritty account of one ship's crew and their war. It is probably the best novel yet written about the battle of the Atlantic and should be required reading for anyone interested in the campaign (and indeed should be required reading in British schools in my opinion). The author served in the RNVR during the war in the Atlantic and knew what he was talking about. Malcolm