Made into a film in 1953, starring Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden and Denholm Elliott. The cruel sea by Monsarrat, Nicholas, 1910-1979. Based on the authors own vivid experiences, The Cruel Sea is the nail-biting story of the crew of HMS Compass Rose, a corvette assigned to protect convoys in World War Two. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. The classic story of the Battle of the Atlantic. 31st printing - March 1978, Hardcover, 510 pages. It was one of the first novels to depict life aboard the vital, but unglamorous, 'small ships' of World War II, ships for which the sea was as much a threat as the Germans. The Cruel Sea (Hardcover) Published August 6th 1951 by Knopf.
Based on his own wartime service, it followed the young naval officer Keith Lockhart through a series of postings in corvettes and frigates. Monsarrat's (1910-79), first post war novel, widely regarded as his finest work. Based on the author’s own vivid experiences, The Cruel Sea is the nail-biting story of the crew of HMS Compass Rose, a corvette assigned to protect convoys during World War II. Some edge wear, chipping, creasing and long closed tears to top and bottom of jacket and spine, large creased tear to back jacket and 3" loss along spine hinge, corners rubbed with small loss, some spotting to prelims, page block and endpapers, not price clipped (12/6), no inscriptions, otherwise internally clean tight and square, overall a reasonable and obviously well read copy for its age. A powerful novel of the North Atlantic in World War II, this is the story of the British ships.
First published in August 1951, this is an twelfth edition of 1953 (a tribute to the book's popularity). Buy a used copy of The Cruel Sea book by Nicholas Monsarrat.
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