HMS Saracen (The Modern Naval Fiction Library)
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HMS Saracen (The Modern Naval Fiction Library)

Paperback – April 1, 2015

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Price
$16.56
Format
Paperback
Pages
320
Publisher
Mcbooks Press
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1590130520
Dimensions
5.25 x 0.97 x 8.25 inches
Weight
14.6 ounces

Description

“The story is sprinkled with real blood . . . and the battle effects are superbly tactile.”xa0 — Kirkus Reviews Douglas Reemanxa0has written more than 30 novels under his own name, includingxa0The Glory Boys,xa0The Iron Pirate,xa0Killing Ground, andxa0Sunset, as well as the Richard Bolitho Novels series under the pseudonym Alexander Kent.

Features & Highlights

  • Malta 1941. To most people HMS Saracen is just an ugly, obsolete ship with an equally ugly recent history: her last commander is due for court-martial after shelling the troops he was sent to protect. But to Captain Richard Chesnaye she brings back memories―memories of the First World War when he and the old monitor went through the Gallipoli campaign together. It seems that captain and ship are both past their best. But as the war enters a new phase, Chesnaye senses the possibility of a fresh, significant role―for him and the Saracen.

Customer Reviews

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Most Helpful Reviews

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A fast read 347 pages

Prepare to be pulled along in this fast paced storie. Douglas Reemans telling wastes no words, vivid descriptions, heart wrenching sorrow and the elation of survival. I can't praise this story enough.
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The very best of Douglas Reeman

Douglas Reeman has written many novels about war at sea, and I have read most of them. HMS Saracen may be the very best of them all. Beautifully understated, carefully paced and plotted, it tells the intertwined stories of an unusual ship and a very special man who first serves aboard the monitor Saracen as a midshipman in WWI and then as her Captain in WWII. The characters are realistic and three-dimensional, and the descriptive passages are vivid and memorable. The action jumps off the page. I doubt you will ever read a better story of maritime combat. Six stars.
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Not available in hard cover, so I will keep the paper back book I received.

Have read this book before. I wanted a hard cover but I guess it is not available in hard cover.
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Magnificent!

Magnificent!
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Another great Reeman Book

As is usual with Reeman written books, the story is excellent. The book was in good shape when it arrived. Reeman is easily one of the very best military sea story writers.
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Five Stars

If's it a naval story by Reeman, there is none better
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I read this book 37 years ago and I have ...

I read this book 37 years ago and I have been looking for an edition ever since. I consider it one of Reeman's best
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Royal Navy Action in World War 1 & 2!

Naval classic.
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Five Stars

Reeman writes from experience and excellent research about naval affairs.

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