Greyhound
Discover the gripping naval thriller behind the major motion picture starring Tom Hanks
$33.96
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
30 July 2020
Summary
It’s 1942. America has just joined the war.
Greyhound, an international convoy of thirty-seven allied ships, is in operation. Captain Krause must lead his first command of a US destroyer as the convoy ploughs through the icy, submarine-infested North Atlantic seas. For forty-eight hours, Krause will play a desperate cat and mouse game against the wolf packs of German U-boats. His mission looks doomed to fail. But armed with extraordinary courage and grit, hope may just be on …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781405949170 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1405949171 |
| Author: | C.S. Forester |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 30 July 2020 |
| Weight: | 252g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
Action, tension, tingling suspense … The greatest adventure story to come out of World War II–Life Magazine
The best book of its kind since The Cruel Sea–Evening Standard
High and glittering excitement–New York Times
Nothing more exciting has been launched since Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea–Guardian
About The Author
C.S. Forester
C. S. Forester (1899-1966) was born in Cairo, where his father was a government official. On the outbreak of the Second World War, he entered the Ministry of Information. As well as the famous Horatio Hornblower series, his novels include The African Queen, adapted into the famous film, and crime novels Plain Murder and The Pursued.
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