Description
Has the ring of truth and the integrity proper to a work of art― OBSERVER You don't read a novel by Alexander Fullerton. You LIVE it― SOUTH WALES ECHO The research is unimpeachable and the scent of battle quite overpowering― SUNDAY TIMES His action passages are superb, and he never puts a period foot wrong― OBSERVER --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Alexander Fullerton was regarded as one of Britain's premier adventure novelists since his first book SURFACE! was a bestseller in 1953. Apart from the acclaimed Everard series he was the author of an SOE trilogy featuring Rosie Ewing. Alexander Fullerton was a cadet at Dartmouth at the age of thirteen and went to sea serving first in the battleship Queen Elizabeth in the Mediterranean. He wrote his first novel SURFACE! in the early 1950s and it sold over 500,000 copies. Then he worked on the 9-volume Nicholas Everard series that made his reputation. He died in February 2008. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Features & Highlights
- The second in the gripping historical Andy Holt Naval Thrillers series.
- Summer 1940:
- Andy Holt
- is second mate on the SS
- Barranquilla
- , sailing from the Clyde to Cuba. Though the outward journey may be perilous, it’s the homeward trip where the real danger lies: U-boats prefer their victims deep-laden and full of cargo.There have been heavy losses off Norway and Dunkirk – the vital priority is for escorting destroyers to counter the invasion threat. Odds are against any individual ship getting over 'the pond' and back.Which will not do. Because Holt must get back to Britain in time to marry his girlfriend
- Julia
- , before the baby is born…
- Non-Combatants
- is the gripping sequel to
- Westbound, Warbound
- , and a perfect read for fans of Jack Higgins or Philip McCutchan.
