Book description
Classic adventure from the million copy bestseller Jack Higgins
In the end all roads lead to hell.
It's 1944 and Germany is facing its final defeat. Five thousand miles across the Allied dominated Atlantic, twenty-two men and five nuns aboard the Barquentine Deutschland are battling home to Kiel.
Among them…
Why read it?
1 author picked Storm Warning as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Not one of Jack Higgins’ better-known novels, I think this is something of a hidden gem.
The gripping wartime thriller, set in 1944, follows the perilous voyage of the Deutschland, a German sailing vessel attempting to return home from Brazil with twenty-two crew members and five nuns aboard. As the ship battles treacherous seas and evades Allied forces, various characters – American, British, and German – are drawn into a dramatic convergence off the Scottish coast.
Higgins masterfully interweaves their stories, highlighting the futility of war when faced with nature’s raw power. With its sweeping narrative and emotional depth,…
From David's list on World War 2 naval thrillers.
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