Product Description

Malta, 1942. Lieutenant Mike Nicholson commands Ursa, one of the 10th Submarine Flotilla's boats who, in their time, destroyed more than a million tons of war supplies shipped from Italian ports to Rommel's Afrika Korps in the Western Desert. German Intelligence has recently warned Berlin that unless drastic measures are undertaken, the Mediterranean and Middle East will be lost to them. But Ursa is a lucky submarine, and Mike is the flotilla's top scorer. He also has problems of a more personal nature: before leaving England about two years ago he was heavily involved in an affair with the wife of another submariner, who's now bringing his own new U-class boat, Unsung, to the flotilla ...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #140000 in Books
• Published on: 2009-05-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Review
'His action passages are superb, and he never puts a period foot wrong' 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

About the Author
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. He died in 2008.

Customer Reviews

Malta's Underwater Warriors
Another excellent book from Alexander Fullerton. Gives rhe real feel of the risks and dangers of submarine warfare in the Meditterranean.