Take a deep breath after reading this tale of a WWII Royal Navy sloop of 1200 tons, torpedoed not far from home, whose surviving crew perform miracles of skill and endurance to nurse her back to port, some of the voyage steaming astern to avoid losing the entire damaged forecastle in a storm.     

92 pp. illustrations by artist James Holland , OBE.    

Good condition, end papers stained by poor quality dust cover paper, torn in places. 

Not a rare book but this First Edition is in good condition apart from the dust cover, clearly.

If you've never read it and you like an action novel with intelligent character studies give it a go. If you read it years ago, it will be rewarding to read it again.

The book is still in print after 60 years so it's a superb story.

The story of the men aboard a Royal Navy corvette, and later after its sinking, a frigate in the depths of the Atlantic War 1942 with the tensions as well as strong friendships between officers making a tale that makes for gripping and satisfying read.

review: "The best 2nd World War novel I've read. I felt to be living through those years, sharing all the experiences described – whether at sea on a corvette and then a frigate or on land. Masterly character studies throughout".

416 pp. published 1951.  Hard cover good condition with strong binding

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Not a rare book but this one is hard cover in good condition. If you've never read it and you like an action novel with intelligent character studies give it a go. If you read it years ago, it will be rewarding to read it again.

The book is still in print after 60 years so it's a superb story.

The story of the men aboard a Royal Navy corvette, and later after its sinking, a frigate in the depths of the Atlantic War 1942 with the tensions as well as strong friendships between officers making a tale that makes for gripping and satisfying read.

review: "The best 2nd World War novel I've read. I felt to be living through those years, sharing all the experiences described – whether at sea on a corvette and then a frigate or on land. Masterly character studies throughout".

410 pp. published 1953 after many reprints. Hard cover good condition with strong binding

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 If you've never read it and you like an action novel with intelligent character studies give it a go. If you read it years ago, it will be rewarding to read it again.

The book is still in print after 60 years so it's a superb story.

The story of the men aboard a Royal Navy corvette, and later after its sinking, a frigate in the depths of the Atlantic War 1942 with the tensions as well as strong friendships between officers making a tale that makes for gripping and satisfying read.

review: "The best 2nd World War novel I've read. I felt to be living through those years, sharing all the experiences described – whether at sea on a corvette and then a frigate or on land. Masterly character studies throughout".

444 pp. published in Penguin 1956 after many reprints. Soft cover only fair condition with loose cover.

Highly recommended. classic short stories of adventure in the open seas and inland waterways of the world

The most gripping book of short stories you will ever read.

Set in the sail and early steam era, 21 expertly written tales by an author who clearly knew every plank spar and rope in every ship built. The reader is carried along in the drama of each situation, learning a lot about ships and the men who crewed them. pub. 1946

534 pp. hard cover cloth binding in sound condition some scuffing of corners

highly recommended

I had to check as I read this whether iit was fiction or reality, so brilliant is the story-tellling. A mystery to rival any murder case

A great tale, well written 

201 pp. 

Very Fine condition in plastic wrapper

235 pp. Fine condition

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Set in the era of revolutionary France a superb sea story evokes life for a ship in the Royal Navy at a most dangerous and exciting period in its history

296 pp hard back cloth dust cover slight tear

Fine condition

A charming compilation of short stories, some true, and verse . Sea Lore of Today and Yesterday.

258 pp. good condition with some sunning of paper. large clear type.