This fabulous book is the 1955 novel that is the source of the the film 'Greyhound', screenplay by Tom Hanks, who also stars. It is the totally gripping story of 3 days in the life of Capt. Krause, commander of the USS Keeling, a destroyer escorting a convoy in early 1942. Krause supervises the Polish, British and Canadian ships that are also part of the escort. Every moment, and every action are seen through his eyes. In the early days of American involvement, the Germans had the upper hand and Krause's convoy faced almost constant attack in the middle of the Atlantic. It was the portion of the ocean that neither British nor North American based air support could reach. The pace is relentless, the weather is freezing, the merchantmen are difficult to control and the wolf pack attacks and attacks. The pressure on each and every combatant is almost unbearable. Days on end without sleep, and on the third day, air support and a naval escort. Seven of the 37 ships in the convoy were lost, as was the Polish destroyer. Two, possibly three, subs were sunk. The novel is so thrilling and accurate that it was used as a teaching tool at Annapolis.
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