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Synopsis
This was the dreaded convoy run from Hull to Murmansk, through Arctic seaa patrolled by Hitler's U boats. Into this hell went HMS Rattlesnake, a first world war tugboat that had already been sold once for the scrapheap. As the Rattleship escorted Convoy PQ8 down the Humber, her crew knew their chances were slender, for 10,000 men had died trying to sail through the gate into the Barents Sea. What they didn't know was they had already been betrayed and the U-Biaos were waiting...
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About the Author
Duncan Harding is a pseudonym for Charles Whiting (1926-2007), who also wrote as Leo Kessler and John Kerrigan. Charles Whiting volunteered for the Army aged 16 in 1943, where he saw active service in Belgium, Holland and Germany with the 52nd Reconnaissance Regiment. He has over 350 books to his credit, encompassing military history, espionage, biography and action fiction and holds the Sir George Dowty Prize for Literature.
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- PublisherFutura Publications
- Publication date1975
- ISBN 10 0860070611
- ISBN 13 9780860070610
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages192
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Condition: Muy bueno. : Sumérgete en la intensa atmósfera de la Segunda Guerra Mundial con 'Tug of War', una novela bélica de Duncan Harding. La historia sigue al HMS Rattlesnake, un remolcador de la Primera Guerra Mundial, y a su tripulación en el peligroso convoy de Hull a Murmansk, a través de las gélidas aguas árticas patrulladas por los U-boats de Hitler. Sin saberlo, su ruta ha sido traicionada, y los submarinos alemanes les esperan, desencadenando una lucha desesperada por la supervivencia en medio de las inclemencias del tiempo y la amenaza constante del enemigo. EAN: 9780860070610 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Historia|Literatura y Ficción Título: Tug of War Autor: Duncan Harding Editorial: Futura Publications Idioma: en Páginas: 192 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2024-11-25-49f4dc3e
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