Original sentence: )  They are beset by numerous challenges: an unusually fierce Arctic storm, German ships and U-boats, as well as air attacks.The Ulysses' is sunk in a failed attempt to ram a German cruiser after all her other weapons had been destroyed.The book uses a set of events to paint moving portrayals of the crew and the human aspects of the war
Edited sentence: ) Predictably, they are beset by numerous plot elements: an unusually fierce Arctic storm, German ships and U-boats, as well as air attacks.In what became a trait of MacLean's style, the book uses a relatively predictable set of events to paint moving portrayals of the crew and the human aspects of the war.Ulysses is sunk in a failed attempt to ram a German cruiser after all her other weapons had been destroyed