HMS Ulysses
Published on 3. December 1992
Audio
Audio cassette
978-0-00-104668-9 (ISBN)
Description
The novel that launched the astonishing career of one of the 20th century's greatest writers of action and suspense - an acclaimed classic of heroism and the sea in World War II. Now reissued in a new cover style.
The story of men who rose to heroism, and then to something greater, HMS Ulysses takes its place alongside The Caine Mutiny and The Cruel Sea as one of the classic novels of the navy at war.
It is the compelling story of Convoy FR77 to Murmansk - a voyage that pushes men to the limits of human endurance, crippled by enemy attack and the bitter cold of the Arctic.
The story of men who rose to heroism, and then to something greater, HMS Ulysses takes its place alongside The Caine Mutiny and The Cruel Sea as one of the classic novels of the navy at war.
It is the compelling story of Convoy FR77 to Murmansk - a voyage that pushes men to the limits of human endurance, crippled by enemy attack and the bitter cold of the Arctic.
Reviews / Votes
`A brilliant, overwhelming piece of descriptive writing.'Observer
`A story of exceptional courage which grips the imagination.'
Daily Telegraph
`It deserves an honourable place among 20th-century war books.'
Daily Mail
`HMS Ulysses is in the same class as The Cruel Sea.'
Evening Standard
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Dimensions
Height: 139 mm
Width: 106 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Duration
Dauer: 180 min
Weight
116 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-104668-9 (9780001046689)
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Persons
Alistair MacLean, the son of a Scots minister, was brought up in the Scottish Highlands. In 1941 he joined the Royal Navy. After the war he read English at Glasgow University and became a schoolmaster. The two and a half years he spent aboard a wartime cruiser were to give him the background for HMS Ulysses, his remarkably successful first novel, published in 1955. He is now recognized as one of the outstanding popular writers of the 20th century, the author of 29 worldwide bestsellers, many of which have been filmed.