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The Cruel Sea is a 1951 novel by Nicholas Monsarrat. It follows the lives of a group of Royal Navy sailors fighting the Battle of the Atlantic during the Second World War. It contains seven chapters, each describing a year during the war. The novel, based on the author's experience of serving in corvettes and frigates in the North Atlantic in the Second World War, 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.

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  • La Mer cruelle (roman) (fr)
  • The Cruel Sea (novel) (en)
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  • The Cruel Sea is a 1951 novel by Nicholas Monsarrat. It follows the lives of a group of Royal Navy sailors fighting the Battle of the Atlantic during the Second World War. It contains seven chapters, each describing a year during the war. The novel, based on the author's experience of serving in corvettes and frigates in the North Atlantic in the Second World War, 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. (en)
  • The Cruel Sea é um romance lançado em 1951 por Nicholas Monsarrat. Ele narra o cotidiano de um grupo de membros da Marinha Real Britânica durante a Batalha do Atlântico, na Segunda Guerra Mundial. A obra, baseada na experiência do autor enquanto servia numa corveta a navegar no Atlântico Norte durante a dita guerra, fornece um prosaico porém intenso retrato da trajetória de homens comuns aprendendo a lutar e sobreviver numa batalha exaustiva e violenta. (pt)
  • La Mer cruelle (The Cruel Sea) est un roman de Nicholas Monsarrat paru en 1951. Il retrace la vie d'un groupe de marins de la Royal Navy participant à la bataille de l'Atlantique, qui opposa de 1939 à 1945 les escorteurs de convois britanniques aux U-Boote (sous-marins) de la Kriegsmarine au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il contient sept chapitres, décrivant chacun une année pendant la guerre. (fr)
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  • Cassell & Co, London
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