HMS Marathon

Barrie & Jenkins, London, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Hardcover. 240 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Barrie & Jenkins, London, 1989. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket is in excellent condtion. Dust jacket is unclipped. Edges of pages are lightly browned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: 1942: The Mediterranean Operation 'Stonehenge' gets underway - a convoy laden with desperately needed fuel, food and ammunition for the beseiged island of Malta sets sail. Captain Robert Thurston commands the British cruiser HMS 'Marathon', one of the escort vessels on this Malta run. Thurston is a career officer with a record of conspicuous gallantry under fire, from Jutland to the North Atlantic convoys. But he is a man under stress - in the last three years he has seen one ship go to the bottom, leaving pitifully few survivors; he has seen his closest friends and shipmates killed and maimed; he has carried the impossibly heavy burden of responsibility for his men's welfare in the bloody destruction of war at sea. And soon another cause for concern is added to his worries - 'Marathon' is crippled by determined enemy action and forced to limp towards Alexandria, a constant target for attack by sea and air, vulnerable to the weather and to the enemy alike. Men and machines are stretched to their limit - but the most deadly threat to Thurston's own life and career is yet to be faced. HMS Marathon marks the debut of a superb storyteller in A. E. Langsford, a novelist to invite comparison with Partrick O'Brian and Nicholas Monsarrat. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; War; ISBN: 0712620036. ISBN/EAN: 9780712620031. Inventory No: 13080207.. 9780712620031