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Cargando... The Pride and the Anguish (1968)por Douglas Reeman
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NOVEMBER 1941. Lieutenant Ralph Trewin, D.S.C., arrives at Singapore as second-in-command of the shallow-draught gunboat, H.M.S. Porcupine. To Trewin, still shocked from wounds received during the evacuation of Crete, the gunboat and her five elderly consorts seem to symbolise the ignorance and blind optimism he finds in Singapore. And the captain of the Porcupine is as unwilling as the rest to take heed of Trewin's alarm, for to him the gunboat represents his last chance. The following month, the Japanese invade Malaya. In three months Singapore, the impregnable fortress, knows the humiliation of surrender. Through the misery and despair of this bloody campaign Trewin and his captain are forced to draw on each other's beliefs and weaknesses, and together they weld the little gunboat into a symbol of bravery and pride. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)823.914Literature English English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999Clasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio:
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The following month the Japanese invade Malaya and three months later the unthinkable has happened, Singapore is on the brink of capture. Rather than await capture Corbett and Trewin decide to make a run for it with their ship but if they are to succeed then they must rely on each other's strengths.
I must admit that historical fiction is my favourite genre and particularly enjoy the author's Napoleonic Bolitho series written under the name of Alexander Kent. I am less of a fan of these more modern based books. There is one of the author's earliest books but has many of the elements that you will find in his other books, daring do's against the odds, flawed heroes, incompetent senior officers and even a token love interest. That said it is well written, the plot is kept simple and not over burdened with jargon, the action purrs along at a fairly breathless pace. If you are already a fan of the author's works then you will enjoy this but learn nothing. However, if you are not a fan then it is unlikely to convert you. ( )