Product Description

There will be days when you wonder at and question some of the risks you had to take, the sacrifices you were forced to offer in the face of death. In Kiel Harbour, 1945 - the war in Europe is at an end. But for Lieutenant Vere Marriott and the men of MGB 801, moored amid a nightmare of devastation, it is an uneasy, unsettled peace. New assignments ashore and afloat mean fresh tensions and conflicting emotions. For some, glory now takes second place to profit. For others, revenge at last seems within their grasp. No one is shooting at Marriott now. But dangers come thick and fast - from confrontation with the Russians to his feelings for Fraulein Geghim. There is more to victory than survival ...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #39026 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 336 pages

About the Author
Douglas Reeman did convoy duty in the navy in the Atlantic, the Arctic, and the North Sea. He has written over thirty novels under his own name and more than twenty bestselling historical novels featuring Richard Bolitho under the pseudonym Alexander Kent

Customer Reviews

Sure-footed story-telling
Reeman is on his best form with this one, linking his personal experiences in patrol boats with some fictionalised historical events in Hamburg and the Baltic. A very good portrayal of the situation in Germany in the immediate aftermath of WWII, and the varied activities of the British members of the occupying forces. A good narrative, good action scenes, and a believable hero. I would put this among the top 4 or 5 of Reeman's novels (in his own name).