Download or read book The Cruel Sea written by Nicholas Monsarrat and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1996 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the Atlantic Ocean, two ships and 150 men, this classic tale of maritime warfare describes the author's own experiences in the Royal Navy. In this novel the heroines are the ships, and the villain, the cruel sea.