Three Corvettes

About this book

Nicholas Monsarrat unquestionably the best writer on sea warfare during World War II saw the horror firsthand as a frigate captain in the British Navy. In dramatic vivid language this unforgettable collection records the terrible years between 1940 and 1943. It includes the autobiographical It Was Cruel; A Ship to Remember about the sinking of theLancastria in 1940 (3 000 men lost their lives); and I Was There HMS Marlborough Will Enter Harbour and The Ship That Died of Shame--three short fictional pieces.