The Cruel sea 1953 = Awesome...;)

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

The movie is fun, but leaves out a lot. What it keeps in, though, follows the book pretty well.

If you like Monsarrat's fiction, here's a book with some of his short stories, and the truth about The Cruel Sea, including the real name of HMS Compass Rose:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...9&postcount=90

those short stories are great! I read them a couple of years ago.

[papa_smurf]

I too have seen "The Cruel Sea" many times, excellent film. If you liked that heres a few others your might like:

- In Which we Serve
- We Dive at Dawn
- Above us the Waves