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Deep Their Grave: Diary of a Merchant Ship and Her Crew During the Battle of the Atlantic 1942 (Paperback)

by Tony Gyles (Author), Norman Stobart (Editor)
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  • Paperback: 273 pages
  • Publisher: POD Publishing; 2 edition (April 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0953173712
  • ISBN-13: 978-0953173716
  • Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.2 x 1.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,095,000 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The Bristol Times, UK

"It is difficult to differentiate between fact and fiction in this entertaining and gripping book"


John Harper-Nelson, West Australia

The Cruel Sea of the Merchant Navy.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, shame about the proof reader., 14 Mar 2007
By Ada_Doom (London, UK) - See all my reviews
I really enjoyed this well-written tale of life on a WW2 merchantman. I've read The Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat (the Royal Navy escort's perspective) and Das Boot by Lothar-Günther Buchheim (the U-boat's perspective)and wanted the Merchant Navy's perspective to complete the "set". Deep Their Grave certainly lived up to standard of the other two. The story kept me gripped, the details were accurate, and the writing was excellent. My one gripe (and it's no reflection on the author) was the appalling editing - the 4th Officer's name changing from Strickland to Stickland every other time, "bawled out" being written as "balled out" and many similar. It didn't stop me enjoying the story but it was irritating and Tony Gyles' excellent book deserves better!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful gripping story of the merchant marine in WW2, 22 Dec 1999
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There are not many books written about the 'War at Sea' from the perspective of the merchantmen who ran the gauntlet of the trans-Atlantic crossing in WW2. This is the fictional story of one merchant vessel's voyage as seen mainly through the eyes of a young cabin boy on his first ship and its Master. The story of that journey is grippingly written. However, what seperates this book from the ordinary is that the narrative and the dialogue used are so utterly in the style of those times, and this brings alive the characters and events in an unusual way in the mind's eye as the story evolves. Added to this, the lively descriptions of day-to-day shipboard activities are full of the most meticulous and accurate nautical terminology, which makes it abundantly clear that the author is himself an "old man of sea". The lasting impact of WW2 on Gyles' generation that drives them still to write about it 50 years later should remind us all that war never solves mankind's problems, it merely creates new ones. A thoughtfully written adventure story with an ironic twist.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Top line story of life at sea in WW ll, 18 Aug 2000
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A trip back to W.W.11 using the experiences of the author. As an individual whom fatefully has not been required to serve in the military, and was born to fortunate veterans of W.W.11,I have only stories and history books as tools to look back on the events of W.W.11. As this event marches further into history we loose the ones that can share the experience with such realistic and firsthand detail. While reading "Deep Their Grave" I found myself hearing the ocean waves; smelling the salt air; becoming one of the crew; feeling seasic, hopless, and excited all at once; and virtually an onlooker to the degradation of war and helpless to assist in a time of need. I look forward to the author's next book.
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