Greyhound: Discover the gripping naval thriller behind the major motion picture starring Tom Hanks

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Synopsis
NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING TOM HANKSDiscover the acclaimed wartime classic from C. S. Forester - originally published as The Good Shepherd'Unbelievably good' James Holland, bestselling author of Normandy '44 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 the horizon. . .This is a riveting classic of naval warfare from the author of the legendary Hornblower series.'High and glittering excitement' New York Times
Copyright:
2019

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781405939041
Related ISBNs:
9781405947268, 9781405949170
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
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Copyrighted By:
C. S. Forester
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Military, Literature and Fiction, Outdoors and Nature
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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