num_pages: 336
description: The Cruel Sea is a novel by Nicholas Monsarrat. It follows the lives of a group of Royal Navy sailors fighting the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II. The novel, based on the experience of commanding a corvette in the North Atlantic in World War II, gives a matter-of-fact but moving portrayal of ordinary men learning to fight and survive in a violent, exhausting battle against the elements and a ruthless enemy.
language: English
title: The Cruel Sea
titlecomplete: The Cruel Sea
genres: Fiction, Classics, World War II, Historical, War, Historical Fiction, Literature, Adventure, Military Fiction, Novels
ratings_count: 7491
awards: awardedAt: -568051200000
name: W.H. Heinemann Award
publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Inc.