Voyage of the Gray Wolves - Softcover

Wilson, Steven

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786016728 ISBN 13: 9780786016723

Publisher: Pinnacle Books,U.S., 2004

Synopsis

ATTENTION, THRILLER FANS!

In the last days of World War II, Nazi Germany--desperate to forestall crushing Allied advances—unleashes its most impressive, most dangerous, and most potentially lethal weapon: the Type XXI U-boat. Faster, larger and, more powerful than anything under the sea, the Type XXI has a range of 16,000 miles, can travel silently and, fitted with escort-killer torpedoes, can take on any vessel on the sea.

This is the U-boat that Kapitan Guenter Kern has dreamed of sailing into the North Atlantic and now he has a chance to do so—but commanding not just one such marvel, but at the head of an entire flotilla. Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz of the Kreigsmarine has chosen Kern to lead an attack against the English city of Liverpool, the port of embarkation for American troops arriving to invade Nazi-occupied France.

But Kern’s mission will not be easy. Captain George Hardy of HMS Firedancer stands in his way. Short-tempered, irascible, brilliant, and a veteran of the North Atlantic battles, Hardy leads his battered destroyer to track Kern and his wonder weapons across the seas to an explosive conclusion.

VOYAGE OF THE GRAY WOLVES is a fast-paced story of action, adventure and military might as sworn enemies use every means try to kill each other in the stark reaches of the North Sea. Carefully researched, the novel captures the excitement of battle and the terror of serving aboard Nazi Germany’s U-boats.

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Review

"Steven Wilson takes us on a taut, suspenseful, engaging and frightening saltwater thriller to the secret, dangerous undersea horrors of WWII submarining, where his war machines are as deeply soulful--and as realistically lethal--as his combat-weary yet inspired characters. No submarine fiction fan's bookcase is complete without Wilson's "Voyage of the Grey Wolves. Bravo zulu and good hunting, Steven."

From the Author

In VOYAGE OF THE GRAY WOLVES I've tried to be as accurate as possible regarding life aboard a destroyer of the Royal Navy. Being an American I have to interpret the cadence and manner of the English language (not the American-English language), and I hope that I've captured that. I would like to hear from readers in the United Kingdom about the novel. BETWEEN THE HUNTERS AND THE HUNTED, featuring George Hardy and Firedancer against a much more powerful enemy, is being released by Kensington Books in late 2005.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pinnacle Books,U.S.
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786016728
• ISBN 13: 9780786016723
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320