Good Shepherd: 'Unbelievably good. Amazing tension, drama and atmosphere' James Holland

Based on the provided content: "The Good Shepherd" is a gripping naval thriller set in 1942 during World War II, following the journey of an untested officer as he commands a convoy of merchant ships through the North Atlantic, facing relentless attacks from German U-boats. The novel is praised for its action, tension, and suspense, and is considered one of the greatest adventure stories of the war.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 04 March 2021
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

The gripping naval thriller, now a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks, takes us back to 1942, when America enters the war and an untested officer receives his first wartime command. Ploughing through icy, submarine-infested North Atlantic seas is a convoy of thirty-seven merchant ships, carrying vital Allied supplies. In charge is Commander Krause, a grizzled but unproven veteran of the U.S. Navy. Over the next forty-eight hours, he will stay on watch aboard the bridge of his destroyer as the convoy is hounded by a murderous wolf pack of German U-boats determined to sink every ship without trace. But armed with extraordinary courage and grit, Commander Krause will battle the U-boats, tiredness, self-doubt, and self-reproach, as he desperately tries to protect the ships and lives under his command. This classic wartime novel is a thrillingly taut tale of bravery and determination against all odds, set during the darkest moments of the Second World War.

Praise for C. S. Forester:
"Action, tension, tingling suspense. The greatest adventure story to come out of World War II." - Life Magazine
"I recommend Forester to every literate I know." - Ernest Hemingway
"I find Hornblower admirable, vastly entertaining." - Sir Winston Churchill

Weight: 242g
Dimension: 128 x 197 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241475270