James Hanley
1st Edition (1938, The Bodley Head); 499 pages; no ISBN; image to follow
Hardback, green cover, discoloration of front cover and spine and some pages. Top and bottom edges of spine have slight tears. Edges of book frayed on all sides. Various previous owners` initials on the inside pages.
An account, frighteningly realistic, of the journey of a military ship during World War I which is attacked while carrying a large amount of troops to North Africa. The story is told through the eyes of the steward, the ordinary seaman and the captain whose hopes and fears we learn of.
