Book description
1942, and America has entered the war against Germany yet, for those manning the powerful, but vulnerable, gunboats of Britain’s Coastal Forces, victory remains a long way over the horizon.
Though faster than most conventional warships, the light wooden craft can be destroyed by a single, well-placed shell. Their nighttime…
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1 author picked Narrow Seas as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The author hits just the right note in this non-formulaic story, so much so I am convinced he is a time traveler! No single protagonist, but a crew, all written from the inside out This third of Alaric Bond's The Coastal Forces Series (World War II maritime fiction) is gritty, sometimes wry, in a very believable way. Sometimes you don't even realize you've been hit, until you turn the page.
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