HMS Ulysses was the first novel by British author Alistair Maclean, and ultimately, one of his most popular. His experiences in the Royal Navy during World War II provided the basis for the story. Alistair Stuart MacLean (April 28, 1922 - February 2, 1987) was a Scottish novelist, writer of successful thrillers or adventures, the best known of which is perhaps The Guns of Navarone. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... Jump to: navigation, search World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ...
It features a cruiser, one of a single type, extremely well armed, and about the fastest ship in the world. With her crew upon the brink of mutiny, the Ulysses puts to sea again to guard a vital convoy heading for Murmansk. Attacked by dive bombers, torpedo planes, and a german cruiser, the convoy is reduced from over 30 ships to 5-and to protect these the Ulysses, whose crew have finally pushed the boundaries of duty, sacrifice themselves to destroy an attacking german warship. USS Port Royal, a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, launched in 1994. ...
As far as I am aware, HMSUlysses is no longer in print, I have been looking for a new copy (mine is very old and worn, and was 2nd hand when I got it) for years now, with no luck I'm afraid.
HMSUlysses is a light cruiser currently serving as an escort vessel in the Arctic conveys, circa 1943.
During the boarding, one sailor and one marine are killed (the sailor is beaten to death by the marines in view of the rest of the crew, and the marine has his head crushed by person or persons unknown).
The novel came out in September of 1955 and sold a record 250,000 copies in hardcover in its first six months.
The pain and hardship of the war at sea is evident in H.M.S. Ulysses, the story of a convoy in the North Atlantic which battles German submarines as well as the treacherous weather.
This novel, telling of a mission to destroy an enemy gun installation during the Second World War, proved to be "MacLean's most famous and popular novel," as Lee observed.
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