 | by Forester, C.S.
1955, Little, Brown and Company, Boston
ISBN 078380363X
310 pages
This is a novel about a 37-ship convoy escorted across the Atlantic by three destroyers (American, Polish and British) and a Canadian corvette. The American commander of the USS Keeling (Mahan-class) is also the escort commander and encounters U-boats at virtually every turn.
It was first published in 1955 and Life Magazine called it "The greatest adventure story to come out of World War II." -- from the cover of the book.
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 | by Forester, C. S.
(Convoy 1943)
1970, Eduard-Kaiser-Verlag
416 pages
This is a novel about a 37-ship convoy escorted across the Atlantic by three destroyers (American, Polish and British) and a Canadian corvette. The American commander of the USS Keeling (Mahan-class) is also the escort commander and encounters U-boats at virtually every turn.
It was first published in 1955 and Life Magazine called it "The greatest adventure story to come out of World War II." -- from the cover of the original English version of this book. | | |
 | by Forester, C. S.
(Shepherds at sea)
1957, Gallimard, Paris
316 pages
This is a novel about a 37-ship convoy escorted across the Atlantic by three destroyers (American, Polish and British) and a Canadian corvette. The American commander of the USS Keeling (Mahan-class) is also the escort commander and encounters U-boats at virtually every turn. It was first published in 1955 and Life Magazine called it "The greatest adventure story to come out of World War II." -- from the cover of the original English version of this book. | | |
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