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The Greatest Enemy

By: Douglas Reeman
Narrated by: David Rintoul
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Twenty-five years ago HMS Terrapin was part of a crack hunter/killer group in the Battle of the Atlantic. Now she is working out her last commission in the Gulf of Thailand.

To Lieutenant-Commander Standish, the frigate seems to mark the end of his hopes of a career in the navy. Then a new captain arrives, a man driven by an old-fashioned, almost obsessive patriotism. And under his stubborn leadership, Standish and the crew discover a long-forgotten unity of purpose.

©1970 Douglas Reeman (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction War & Military

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Brilliant story, really well told. Gripping plot. Might help the reader not familiar with Jackspeak if some of the abbreviations and acronyms were soelled out before the story was told. Full marks to the narrator.

Brilliant tale of the RN in the South China Sea in the 1970s

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brilliant book with emotional moments throughout, a fitting tribute to the old Royal Navy and the brave men who served.

loved it.

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Again Reeman pulls off another great ripping yarn, picking apart his characters in his inimitable way!

Ripping yarns

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Still a lot of the Reeman fundamentals, (angst with senior officers, unreliable wife and the ‘forbidden’love interest) but unlike a lot of his other work it wasn’t as easy to predict the storyline.
A lot of unanswered questions left (not a bad thing) at the very condensed ending(not always a good thing), but overall I felt it difficult to stop listening.

Different plot made a nice change

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Well researched, great characters, gripping and emotional story. Exceptionally well narrated - the story was really brought to life.

Brilliant yarn, brilliantly read

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