The Volunteers: a dramatic WW2 adventure from Douglas Reeman, the all-time bestselling master of storyteller of the sea

Author: Reeman, Douglas

Brand: Arrow

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 288

Release Date: 15-02-1990

Details: Product Description
______________________________Other sailors volunteered to fight.They volunteered to die.They were the men and women of the Royal Navy's legendary Special Operations units, spoken of in hushed tones by even the most battle-hardened seamen. Carrying out lightning raids on hostile coasts, they became a navy within a navy - each hand-picked for their individual skills, and all of them courageous beyond words in the face of immense danger.Against the mighty backdrop of World War II they performed their small but deadly operations - living often beyond hope, sometimes beyond mercy. This is the dramatic story of a handful of such remarkable people: the Volunteers.______________________________Douglas Reeman is the author of dozens of bestselling novels about the vicious, heroic world of naval warfare. He served with the Royal Navy on convoy duty in the Atlantic, the Arctic and the North Sea.
About the Author
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 bestselling historical novels featuring Richard Bolitho under the pseudonym Alexander Kent.

EAN: 9780099459507

Package Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 0.8 inches

Languages: English