Winged escort
In the summer of 1943, Tim Rowan, a fighter pilot in the RNVR,  is assigned to the new, American-made escort (or "jeep") carrier  HMS Growler, the flagship of a task force protecting Allied  convoys sailing the Arctic route to supply Soviet Russia. The  service in the Arctic is harrowing, and not all of Rowan's  adversaries are German. In late 1944, Growler is transferred to  the Indian Ocean and faces the Kamikaze, barely surviving a  vicious onslaught. Reeman, who served in the Royal Navy during  World War II, not only writes a tale full of action, excitement,  and some remarkable characters, he also presents a story filled  with details only someone who has been there could relate. David  Rintoul's sonorous voice is seemingly dispassionate when reading  the narrative; for the most part, he is even-paced, not unlike a  calm sea. He reads battle scenes with great energy and fervor  but always clearly and under control. Public libraries with a  clientele for action should purchase.Michael T. Fein, Central  Virginia Community Coll., LynchburgCopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.