Submariner - Hardcover

Fullerton, Alexander

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847441750 ISBN 13: 9781847441751

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group, 2008

Synopsis

Lieutenant Mike Nicholson is operating out of Malta. Captaining the submarine Ursa, he’s part of the fleet deputed to disrupt the flow of war supplies from Italian ports to Rommel’s Afrika Korps. Although Ursa is small, under armed, and frustratingly slow, she succeeds, on her 17th Mediterranean cruise, in sinking a German tank-transporter. That triumph puts Mike at the top of the league he has now sunk more tonnage than any of his contemporaries. Promotion to Lieutenant-Commander, at the age of 28, is now on the cards. All he has to do is adhere to two rules stay alive, and keep your nose clean.

About this title

About the Author:

Alexander Fullerton is the author of The Nicholas Everard series and the SOE series. He served with distinction as a submarine officer in the British Royal Navy during World War II.

From AudioFile:

Think of the Horatio Hornblower novels--only off Malta, in WWII, in a submarine. This book has the same attention to daily detail onboard the ship and the sudden leaps into hostile naval action, with all its danger and fear. The author's meticulous detail does not detract from the drama--it enhances it. Narrator Terry Wale's British accents are as accurate as can be. He doesn't have to speed up when the peril begins; his oral tension conveys it all. Characterizations are subtle, low-key, and immediately believable. This narration is as masterful as it gets. D.R.W. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1847441750
• ISBN 13: 9781847441751
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352