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Sto caricando le informazioni... Send A Gunboat (1960)di Douglas Reeman
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HMS Wagtail is a river gunboat, a ship seemingly at the end of her useful life, lying in a Hong Kong dockyard awaiting her last summons to the breakers' yard. Commander Justin Rolfe is also seemingly at the end of his useful naval life, an embittered man, brooding and angry from a court-martial verdict. Then the offshore island of Santu is threatened with invasion from the Chinese mainland. The small British community must be brought out and Commander Rolfe and the Wagtail are ordered to the island. The job is regarded with sullen resentment by his crew, but to Rolfe, and even the ship, it is a job that offers the chance of a reprieve and a restoration of self respect. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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In many respects this book is stereotypical of so many in the genre. We have a honourable, brave,moody captain damaged by events in his personal life is given an aged ship to command, then fights and wins against impossible odds thus finding both love and redemption but when all said and done it is still a rollicking read, a boy's own adventure told at a breakneck pace. There is little character development other than what's necessary but you still feel for heroes hoping that they will ultimately succeed whilst still giving a reasonable insight into naval life.
If you are looking for some thought provoking, long living in the memory read then this is not for you but if you are looking for an escape into days when honour, duty and comradeship had real meaning then give it a whirl. ( )