HMS Ulysses

HMS Ulysses von MacLean Alistair (Autor)

Autor: MacLean, Alistair

Verleger: HARPER COLLINS PAPERBACKS

Genre: Hardcover/Belletristik

ISBN: 0006135129

EAN/ISBN-13: 9780006135128

Sprache: eng

Veröffentlichung: Oktober 2004


 
 
Klappentext zu HMS Ulysses
An acclaimed classic of heroism and the sea in World War 2.

Beschreibung
The novel that launched the astonishing career of one of the 20th century's greatest writers of action and suspense -- an acclaimed classic of heroism and the sea in World War II. Now reissued in a new cover style. The worldwide bestseller, inspired by the author's own experiences in the Royal Navy in World War II, that launched Alistair MacLean's astonishing career as one of the world's most popular adventure writers. Originally published in 1955 and now reissued as part of a major repackaging of the key MacLean backlist titles. Competition: Jack Higgins, Ken Follett, Ian Fleming

Über den Autor: MacLean Alistair (Autor)
Alistair MacLean, the son of a Scots minister, was brought up in the Scottish Highlands. In 1941 he joined the Royal Navy. After the war he read English at Glasgow University and became a schoolmaster. The two and a half years he spent aboard a wartime cruiser were to give him the background for HMS Ulysses, his remarkably successful first novel, published in 1955. He is now recognized as one of the outstanding popular writers of the 20th century, the author of 29 worldwide bestsellers, many of which have been filmed.

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