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NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING TOM HANKS
Discover the acclaimed wartime classic from C. S. Forester - originally published as The Good Shepherd

''Unbelievably good'' James Holland, bestselling author of Normandy ''44

It''s 1942. America has just joined the war.

Greyhound, an international convoy of thirty-seven allied ships, is in operation.

Captain Krause must lead his first command of a US destroyer as the convoy ploughs through the icy, submarine-infested North Atlantic seas.

For forty-eight hours, Krause will play a desperate cat and mouse game against the wolf packs of German U-boats. His mission looks doomed to fail. But armed with extraordinary courage and grit, hope may just be on the horizon. . .

This is a riveting classic of naval warfare from the author of the legendary Hornblower series.

''High and glittering excitement'' New York Times

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 23/07/2020
      ISBN13: 9781405949170, 978-1405949170
      ISBN10: 1405949171
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING TOM HANKS
      Discover the acclaimed wartime classic from C. S. Forester - originally published as The Good Shepherd

      ''Unbelievably good'' James Holland, bestselling author of Normandy ''44

      It''s 1942. America has just joined the war.

      Greyhound, an international convoy of thirty-seven allied ships, is in operation.

      Captain Krause must lead his first command of a US destroyer as the convoy ploughs through the icy, submarine-infested North Atlantic seas.

      For forty-eight hours, Krause will play a desperate cat and mouse game against the wolf packs of German U-boats. His mission looks doomed to fail. But armed with extraordinary courage and grit, hope may just be on the horizon. . .

      This is a riveting classic of naval warfare from the author of the legendary Hornblower series.

      ''High and glittering excitement''       New York Times

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