The White Guns

by Douglas Reeman

Overview

It's Spring 1945 and the war has ended in Europe, but the hate and devastation linger on. Lieutenant Vere Marriott of the Royal Navy, and the men of Motor Gunboat 801 are moored in Kiel harbor, witness to the disintegration of the mighty German navy. Where once they fought just to stay alive, Marriott and his men must now learn how to accept peace.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590132258
Publisher:	McBooks Press
Publication date:	05/01/2004
Series:	The Modern Naval Fiction Library , #5
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	461,419
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Douglas Edward Reeman, who also writes under the name Alexander Kent, joined the British Navy at 16, serving on destroyers and small craft during World War II, eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant. He has taught navigation to yachtsmen and has served as a script adviser for television and films. As Alexander Kent, Reeman is the author of the best-selling Richard Bolitho Novels. His books have been translated into nearly two dozen languages.

Editorial Reviews

"If anyone deserves to be 'piped' into bookshops with full naval honours, it is Douglas Reeman, without question master of both genres of naval fiction—historical and modern."  —Books Magazine

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