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: Cruel Sea
titlecomplete: Cruel Sea
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: Washington Square Press