Three corvettes

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1. arethuzaAug 2017
   I seem to remember that Nicholas Monsarrat, who served on RN corvettes, had particular respect for the crews of oil tankers who had an even lower chance than normal of surviving an attack by a U-boat.

   Monsarrat's "Three Corvettes" is one of the few books that has moved me to tears (ironically enough while flying over the very same North Atlantic).

   "The only villain is the sea, the cruel sea, that man has made more cruel..."

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2. arethuzaSep 2016
   I can recommend Three Corvettes by Nicholas Monsarrat - the author of The Cruel Sea - it is his account of his experiences at sea during WW2.

   One of the few books that has moved me to tears.

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3. arethuzaJan 2016
   There are some splendid UK films about the Battle of the Atlantic - my favourite being The Cruel Sea.

   NB The author of the novel on which the The Cruel Sea is based, Nicholas Monsarrat, wrote a moving account of his own service - Three Corvettes - which is one of the few books that has reduced me to tears. Funnily enough I happened to read the book while flying over the North Atlantic...

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Monsarrat

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4. porkerJan 2016
   > NB The author of the novel on which the The Cruel Sea is based, Nicholas Monsarrat, wrote a moving account of his own service - Three Corvettes - which is one of the few books that has reduced me to tears. Funnily enough I happened to read the book while flying over the North Atlantic...

   Alistair MacLean's HMS Ulysses is another of those. I read it as a teenager and a couple of scenes are as sharp in my mind as the day I read it.

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Ulysses_(novel)

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5. arethuzaMay 2015
   "The Cruel Sea" was also made into an excellent movie with some genuinely shocking moments for a film made in 1953.

   However, I am particularly fond of Nicholas Monsarrat's "Three Corvettes" his non-fiction account of his wartime experiences, one of the few books that has moved me to tears.

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6. arethuzaMay 2014
   I don't know - naval warfare in WW2 could be pretty grim.

   I can recommend Nicholas Monsarrat's "Three Corvettes" on his wartime naval experiences - I happened to buy this without knowing much about the book in Heathrow before a flight over the North Atlantic to the US. One of the relatively small number of books that has moved me to tears.

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Monsarrat

   He also wrote the novel "The Cruel Sea" which was made into one of the best naval war movies of WW2.

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