A Ship Must Die
by Douglas Reeman
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January 1944. Out in the wastes of the Indian Ocean, British ships are sinking. The cause: a German armed raider, disguised to deceive unwary merchantmen. In Williamstown, Australia, HMS Andromeda awaits transfer to the Australian navy. After years together in bloody combat with the Nazis, the cruiser's crew will disperse to fight in other ships, in other seas. But a call to Andromeda's youthful captain, Richard Blake VC, changes everything. He puts to sea immediately. His mission: to seek show more out and destroy the raider. And in this conflict, one ship must die. show lessTags
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This is a cracking good sea story. Captain Richard Blake has just delivered the HMS Andromeda to Australia to be turned over to the Australian Navy. Before this can take place, he is sent to sea to capture a German raider. As the story continues, he fights several sea battles, has his airplane shot down and survives a wild ride in a dingy harassed by sharks, fights naval bureaucracy and eventually fights two German raiders in an epic battle plus wins the girl he loves. Reeman always gives the reader many details of life aboard a naval vessel at war.
One of the better Reeman sea war stories made even more so by David Rintoul's reading.
Apr 24, 2020French
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Douglas Reeman was born in 1924 in Thames Ditton, Surrey, England. At the the beginning of World War II, he joined the Royal Navy age of 16. His naval experiences have been major influences on his works. Reeman is regarded as the master of sea stories. In 1958, his first novel, A Prayer for the Ship was published. Under the pseudonym, Alexander show more Kent, he wrote over 20 novels including the best-selling Richard Bolitho novels. Under his real name, he has written over 30 novels including the Royal Marines Saga. His works as Kent and Reeman are published in 14 languages around the world. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- A Ship Must Die
- Original publication date
- 1979
- People/Characters
- Captain Richard Blake, VC; Commodore Rodney Stagg; Commander Richard Fairfax
- Important places
- Williamstown, Australia; Indian Ocean
- Dedication
- To Winifred
with love and thanks
Classifications
- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Historical Fiction
- DDC/MDS
- 823.914 — Literature & rhetoric English & Old English literatures English fiction 1900- 1901-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PZ4 .R328 — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction in English
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- 116
- Popularity
- 279,751
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.89)
- Languages
- Dutch, English, German
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 17
- ASINs
- 8
