num_pages: 520
description: A powerful novel of the North Atlantic in World War II, this is the story of the British ships Compass Rose and Saltash and of their desparate cat-and-mouse game with Nazi U-boats. First published to great acclaim in 1951, The Cruel Sea remains a classic novel of endurance and daring.
language: English
title: The Cruel Sea
titlecomplete: The Cruel Sea (Classics of War)
genres: Classics, Adventure, Historical, World War II, Novels, War, Historical Fiction, Literature, Fiction, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 7491
awards: awardedAt: -568051200000
name: W.H. Heinemann Award
publisher: Burford Books