The Last Ship - Hardcover

Brinkley, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670809810 ISBN 13: 9780670809813

Publisher: Viking, 1988

Synopsis

In the aftermath of nuclear war, the Navy destroyer "Nathan James" and its crew--including twenty-six women--searches the seas for a place where survival would be possible.

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Review:

"Nevil Shute wrote a moving book, "On the Beach", about the aftermath of a nuclear war... Now William Brinkley has used the same premise to tell and even more fascinating tale."
-Vermont Royster, "The Wall Street Journal"

"An extraoridincary novel of men at war, a superb portrtait of naval command, "The Last Ship" is a powerful and exciting novel you will not want to miss."
-Anthony Hyde, author of "The Red Fox", "The Washington Post"

"Beautifully written...as if the narrator has set himself the task of preserving the language, of writing it down lest it be lost forever... Brinkley's plot contains a series of unexpected reversals and the tale's conclusion is unforgettably intense... "The Last Ship "is a magnificent book."
-John R. Alden, "Cleveland Plain Dealer"

"William Brinkley writes in expert detail about life on the sea... Readers will be engaged by this ambitious tale, which draws on the legacies of Melville and Conrad but is full of its own nuclear-age quandaries and horrors."
-Andrew Postman, "The New York Times Book Review"

"Brinkley's tale has humanity, thoughtfulness and one inspired complication: women."
-Donald Morrison, "Time "

"Nevil Shute wrote a moving book, "On the Beach," about the aftermath of a nuclear war... Now William Brinkley has used the same premise to tell and even more fascinating tale."
Vermont Royster, "The Wall Street Journal"
An extraoridincary novel of men at war, a superb portrtait of naval command, "The Last Ship" is a powerful and exciting novel you will not want to miss.
Anthony Hyde, author of "The Red Fox," "The Washington Post"
"Beautifullywritten...asifthenarratorhassethimselfthetaskofpreservingthelanguage, ofwritingitdownlestitbelostforever...Brinkley'splotcontainsaseriesofunexpectedreversalsandthetale'sconclusion is unforgettably intense "The Last Ship "is a magnificent book.
John R. Alden, "Cleveland Plain Dealer"
William Brinkley writes in expert detail about life on the sea Readers will be engaged by this ambitious tale, which draws on the legacies of Melville and Conrad but is full of its own nuclear-age quandaries and horrors.
Andrew Postman, "The New York Times Book Review"
Brinkley s tale has humanity, thoughtfulness and one inspired complication: women.
Donald Morrison, "Time ""

"Nevil Shute wrote a moving book, On the Beach, about the aftermath of a nuclear war... Now William Brinkley has used the same premise to tell and even more fascinating tale."
-Vermont Royster, The Wall Street Journal

"An extraoridincary novel of men at war, a superb portrtait of naval command, The Last Ship is a powerful and exciting novel you will not want to miss."
-Anthony Hyde, author of The Red Fox, The Washington Post

"Beautifully written...as if the narrator has set himself the task of preserving the language, of writing it down lest it be lost forever... Brinkley's plot contains a series of unexpected reversals and the tale's conclusion is unforgettably intense... The Last Ship is a magnificent book."
-John R. Alden, Cleveland Plain Dealer

"William Brinkley writes in expert detail about life on the sea... Readers will be engaged by this ambitious tale, which draws on the legacies of Melville and Conrad but is full of its own nuclear-age quandaries and horrors."
-Andrew Postman, The New York Times Book Review

"Brinkley's tale has humanity, thoughtfulness and one inspired complication: women."
-Donald Morrison, Time

About the Author:

William Brinkley graduated from the University of Oklahoma and went on to become a commissioned officer in the US Navy during WWII. He was a reporter for The Washington Post and wrote for Life magazine. He is the author of the bestselling novel Don't Go Near the Water, which was adapted to film. Brinkley died in 1993.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0670809810
• ISBN 13: 9780670809813
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 624