The Cruel Sea
Nicholas Monsarrat
Based on the author’s own vivid experiences, The Cruel Sea is the nail-biting story of the crew of HMS Compass Rose, a corvette assigned to protect convoys during World War II.
Darting back and forth across the icy North Atlantic, Compass Rose played a deadly cat-and-mouse game with packs of German U-boats lying in wait beneath the ocean waves.
Packed with tension and vivid descriptions of agonizing U-boat hunts, this tale of the most bitter and chilling campaign of the war tells of ordinary men who had to master their own fears before they could face a brutal menace—one which would strike without warning from the deep.
Duration - 17h 47m.
Author - Nicholas Monsarrat.
Narrator - Simon Vance.
Published Date - Wednesday, 21 January 2026.
Copyright - © 1951 Nicholas Monsarrat ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Based on the author’s own vivid experiences, The Cruel Sea is the nail-biting story of the crew of HMS Compass Rose, a corvette assigned to protect convoys during World War II. Darting back and forth across the icy North Atlantic, Compass Rose played a deadly cat-and-mouse game with packs of German U-boats lying in wait beneath the ocean waves. Packed with tension and vivid descriptions of agonizing U-boat hunts, this tale of the most bitter and chilling campaign of the war tells of ordinary men who had to master their own fears before they could face a brutal menace—one which would strike without warning from the deep. Duration - 17h 47m. Author - Nicholas Monsarrat. Narrator - Simon Vance. Published Date - Wednesday, 21 January 2026. Copyright - © 1951 Nicholas Monsarrat ©.
Language:
English
Dedication
Duration:00:01:11
Introduction
Duration:00:02:40
Chapter 1
Duration:02:29:04
Chapter 2
Duration:01:22:21
Chapter 3
Duration:00:35:58
Chapter 4
Duration:02:20:46
Chapter 5
Duration:04:20:35
Chapter 6
Duration:00:43:17
Chapter 7
Duration:00:48:08