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Greyhound

Discover the gripping naval thriller behind the major motion picture starring Tom Hanks

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Brought to you by Penguin.

'Unbelievably good' James Holland, bestselling author of Normandy '44

The Tom Hanks film originally published as The Good Shepherd and acclaimed as C.S. Forester's wartime classic

It's 1942. America has just joined the war.

Greyhound, an international convoy of thirty-seven allied ships, is in operation.

Captain Krause must lead his first command of a US destroyer as the convoy ploughs through the icy, submarine-infested North Atlantic seas.

For forty-eight hours, Krause will play a desperate cat and mouse game against the wolf packs of German U-boats. His mission looks doomed to fail. But armed with extraordinary courage and grit, hope may just be on the horizon. . .

This is a riveting classic of naval warfare from the author of the legendary Hornblower series.

'High and glittering excitement' New York Times

© C.S. Forester 1955 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

 20th Century Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins Sea Adventures War & Military Submarine Scary U-Boat Military War

Critic reviews

Action, tension, tingling suspense . . . The greatest adventure story to come out of World War II
The best book of its kind since The Cruel Sea
High and glittering excitement
Nothing more exciting has been launched since Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea (Guardian)
All stars
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Intense story that almost never slows down.
CS I brilliant in mediating the always present anxiety over the responsibility a man in Ernie’s position wore on his shoulders.
CS is subtle in his storytelling about these unsung heroes of WW2, in contradiction to the more grand stories about the war.

Jim does an excellent performance and is very pleasant to listen to.

The movie is even better with Tom Hanks bringing the main character to life in an excellent way.

Intense and gripping

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A well written novel of the hellish conditions on the atlantic convoys during WWII. CS Forester is not a man of grand gestures or flamboyant feelings which this novel expresses.It is very British in its outlook on life although the main character is american.

Reflecting thr sentiments of the 1940s

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Really enjoyed this. Having seen the film I was keen to read/listen to the book and was not disappointed. A true example of when the book is better than the film!

Outstanding

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Really enjoyed this book. The author really captured the tension and demands of the people who defended the Atlantic convoys during ww2. A realistic and gritty account. Should make an excellent film.

Very good

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Very atmospheric tail of a US Naval Commander’s first ever wartime duty commanding the screening vessels of an Atlantic Convoy during WWII.

Thrilling storyline

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