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A classic of naval fiction from 'the master of the modern sea story'. Multi-million copy bestselling author Douglas Reeman is the master of naval fiction and this action-packed, high-octane WW2 historical adventure is no exception. Jam-packed with tension, drama and all-guns-blazing warfare, it's perfect for fans of Clive Cussler, Bernard Cornwell and Wilbur Smith. 'One of our foremost writers of naval fiction' - Sunday Times 'Just superb!!!' -- ***** Reader review 'Such a joy to read' -- ***** Reader review 'Kept me gripped' -- ***** Reader review 'Hard to put down while reading' -- ***** Reader review *********************************************************************************** 1943- Now there is to be no more retreat for Britain and her Allies. At last the war is to be carried into enemy territory. From captured bases and makeshift harbours in North Africa, The Royal Navy's Special Force is to be the probe and the spearhead of the advance. To this unorthodox war come H. M. S. Thistle and her commanding officer, John Crispin. Both veterans, she from the Atlantic, he from the trauma of seeing his last command and her company brutally destroyed. Soon they are fighting amongst remote Adriatic islands - helping the partisans and guerrillas with whom they have little in common, except an overwhelming common hatred of the enemy who has attacked and destroyed their countries. When it comes to the crunch, ship and crew have to be welded into a single fighting unit. And it has to be done, not in training, but on active duty.

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With objectionable temporary Captain Scarlett calling the shots, career man Crespin (Lt. Cmdr., British Royal Navy) has few hopes for his special duty corvette Thistle, and her crew. They've been consigned to do the dirty work preparatory to the Allied invasion. All 200 feet of Thistle down to the dregs entails a succession of suicide missions, for Captain Scarlett is a glory glutton who believes that Crespin and his other failures are expendable. An Admiral disagrees, hopes to replace Scarlett with Crespin, but dies in a plane crash along with Crespin's girl while the Thistle goes on to sink a German floating fortress. . . . In this case, the risks are obvious. (Kirkus Reviews)

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Douglas Reeman did convoy duty in the navy in the Atlantic, the Arctic, and the North Sea. He has written over thirty novels under his own name and more than twenty best-selling historical novels featuring Richard Bolitho under the pseudonym Alexander Kent.

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