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A Prayer for the Ship (1958)

by Douglas Reeman

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Clive Royce, a new officer with only three months' experience, must quickly learn the deadly cat-and-mouse game of protecting the coast from the floating fortresses of the Nazi fleet. His mission is simple: to pump torpedoes into every German ship he can find.
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An easy read and a good page turner giving a real insight into the lives of the young men who manned MTBs on the East Coast in the fight against German Navy operations in the North Sea in the Second World War. Douglas Reeman (1924-2017) knew his stuff, for he served in the Second World War in MTBs, which he called the "love of his life". ( )
  lestermay | Mar 28, 2020 |
This is classic Reeman. He has an amazing ability to create the atmosphere of the WW II English navy. His descriptions of naval action are exciting and realistic. Details of the vessel and the duties of each rank aboard the ship are described by someone who had been there. In fact Reeman did serve in the navy during WW II. This was his first novel and a darn good one it is. ( )
  lamour | Mar 15, 2010 |
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The whole of the naval anchorage seemed subdued and cowed by the relentless, sleety rain which drove across the estuary, whipping the grey waves into a turbulent, white-capped frenzy.
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Clive Royce, a new officer with only three months' experience, must quickly learn the deadly cat-and-mouse game of protecting the coast from the floating fortresses of the Nazi fleet. His mission is simple: to pump torpedoes into every German ship he can find.

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