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A review by trevert
Send a Gunboat: World War 2 Naval Fiction by Douglas Reeman
4.0
Rollicking naval adventure with a stiff upper lip. Loads of fun for those into this sort of thing, with interesting characters discovering strange sorts of bravery amid insane situations. Very, very British... For example:
Hero captain has been captured, tortured, swam miles through perilous seas, starved, had only a bit of raw fish to eat for days, thought he was going to die many times, baked on a rock sticking out of the reefs off-shore, etc, until he's finally back on his ship, bandaged and exhausted.
Captain: "Get the guns ready and bring up the boiler, we'll be making full speed to get past their destroyer, and I'll be on deck to give directions."
Number One: "Ehhh... Are you certain, sir? Scuse me for sayin' so, but you look all done in, right?"
Captain: "Hmm. Perhaps you're right, Number One. I'll have a shave. That should set me right!"
Highly recommended for anyone looking for a straightforward action-adventure full of intriguing characters and last-minute maneuvers. If you enjoyed Kirk's stratagems in "Wrath of Khan", you'll enjoy this.
Hero captain has been captured, tortured, swam miles through perilous seas, starved, had only a bit of raw fish to eat for days, thought he was going to die many times, baked on a rock sticking out of the reefs off-shore, etc, until he's finally back on his ship, bandaged and exhausted.
Captain: "Get the guns ready and bring up the boiler, we'll be making full speed to get past their destroyer, and I'll be on deck to give directions."
Number One: "Ehhh... Are you certain, sir? Scuse me for sayin' so, but you look all done in, right?"
Captain: "Hmm. Perhaps you're right, Number One. I'll have a shave. That should set me right!"
Highly recommended for anyone looking for a straightforward action-adventure full of intriguing characters and last-minute maneuvers. If you enjoyed Kirk's stratagems in "Wrath of Khan", you'll enjoy this.