prea ireal un asemenea submarin sa pună pe fuga o flotilă, ba sa se încumete sa scufundă în plină zi crucișătoare și distrugătoare
Pentru pasionații de ficțiune e numai bună ce'i ce au închipuire despre războiul naval li se va părea o lectură mediocră ! Comandorul Robert Ainslie ședea nemișcat pe un scaun cu spetează de trestie împletită, şişi plimba privirea, fără interes, prin sala de aşteptare.
Era o încăpere zugrăvită în alb şi aproape lipsită de mobilier, cu excepţia a două scaune şi a unui portret al regelui, atârnat pe zidul din faţa lui.
Un observator, dacă ar fi existat cineva săl observe, şiar fi putut închipui că Ainslie trage cu urechea, sau că se ghemuieşte pe scaun, gata să sară.
În realitate, omul se străduia săşi ferească spinarea de spetează, pentru că, în ciuda ventilatoarelor care se roteau deasupra capului său, în încăpere domnea o atmosferă umedă şi sufocantă şi orice fel de atingere lar fi incomodat şi mai rău, lipindui cămaşa de piele, ca o faşă jilavă.
Ochii îi poposiră pe ferestrele cu jaluzele coborâte, prin care se filtra lumina crudă a soarelui, proiectând dâre argintii pe podea.
Părea de necrezut că oamenii izbuteau să respire aici, ba încă să cheltuiască şi atâta energie,
Picioare încălţate în bocanci tropăiau viguros dea lungul unui soi de careu şi, din depărtare, răzbătea glasul unui sergent din Marina Regală, controlând oamenii în marş şi manevrândui asemenea unui maestru de manej întro arenă de circ.
Pe grupeee În linie la dreaptaaa stai!
Brusca tăcere care se lăsă era încă şi mai sâcâitoare.
Ainslie îşi impunea să nu se uite la ceas, ştiind bine că nar face decât săşi stârnească iar furia.
Simţea cum îl toropeşte plictisul şi se lupta cu el, ca şi cum ar fi fost o senzaţie fizică, Trebuia să se ţină tare, până când avea să se adapteze”, aşa îl sfătuise cineva la sosire,
Greu să compari locul ăsta cu Anglia, îşi spunea, Era noiembrie, iar Londra, pe care o părăsise cu puţine zile în urmă, se deosebea ca de la cer la pământ de baza navală din Singapore.
Patru zile de zbor în aparate diferite, contemplând decorul care se schimba la fiecare aterizare, întâlnind felurite grupuri amestecate de militari, în drum spre unităţile lor, pentru ai înlocui pe cei căzuţi sau răniţi, pentru a instala cartiere generale sau pentru alte nenumărate misiuni caracteristice unei naţiuni aflate în război.
I saw this in a library and couldn't resist the premise, Before WWII the French built a giant submarine with an unusual design: Instead of the usual" deck gun, she had a turret with two" guns, plus a floatplane in a waterproof hangar.
The real sub served the Free French for a while in WWII before being lost in an unlucky collision while en route to the Pacific.
The Strike From The Sea's premise is that a sister ship was taken over by the British in the Far East and used in several desperate missions in support of the the doomed defense of Malaya and Singapore.
I expected some interesting insights into how such an unusual vessel could be used, No such luck. Every engagement is contrived so that the big guns get a workout, even though they could be aimed only a close range from such a low platform.
They carry out a shore bombardment without coordinating with friendly troops ashore, a tactical absurdity, The scout plane gets fitted with a Lewis gun on a ring mount and strafes Japanese ships, another absurdity, There is no mention of how clumsy such a large boat must have been on a torpedo approach, nor on how vulnerable it must have been to depth charges, with a pressurized turret and hangar outside the pressure hull.
Nor do the clumsy human interest elements make up for the Strike From The Sea's failure as a technothrillerthey have all the subtle depth of characterization of a Harlequin romance.
One is jarred by frequent changes of point of view, In short, it's amazing that so dull a book can be written on so interesting a topic,
British submariner Commander Robert Ainslie is sent to Singapore in Novemberto sieze the French submarine Soufriere, He and his men are caught up in the Japaanese attacks that draw America into World War II, IndoChina.
Excellent read
Gripping and fascinating from first to last.
Douglas Reeman at his very best, describing the desperate last days before the fall of Singapore, Another good yarn. I enjoyed reading of how the French cruiser subs could have been used to their full potential, AKA sitelink Alexander Kent. Douglas Edward Reeman was a British author who has written many historical fiction books on the Royal Navy, mainly set during either World War II or the Napoleonic Wars.
Reeman joined the Royal Navy in, at the age of, and served during World War II and the Korean War, He eventually
rose to the rank of lieutenant, In addition to being an author, Reeman has also taught the art of navigation for yachting and served as a technical advisor for films.
Douglas married author Kimberley Jordan Reeman in, Reemans debut novel, A Prayer for the Ship was published in, His pseudonym sitelink Alexander Kent was the name of a friend and naval officer who died during the Second World War, Reeman is most famous for his series of Na AKA sitelink Alexander Kent, Douglas Edward Reeman was a British author who has written many historical fiction books on the Royal Navy, mainly set during either World War II or the Napoleonic Wars.
Reeman joined the Royal Navy in, at the age of, and served during World War II and the Korean War, He eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant, In addition to being an author, Reeman has also taught the art of navigation for yachting and served as a technical advisor for films.
Douglas married author Kimberley Jordan Reeman in, Reeman's debut novel, A Prayer for the Ship was published in, His pseudonym sitelink Alexander Kent was the name of a friend and naval officer who died during the Second World War, Reeman is most famous for his series of Napoleonic naval stories, whose central character is Richard Bolitho, and, later, his nephew, Adam, He also wrote a series of novels about several generations of the Blackwood family who served in the Royal Marines from thes to thes, and a non fiction account of his World War II experiences, D Day : A Personal Reminiscence.
Series: sitelink Blackwood Family sitelink,
Pentru pasionații de ficțiune e numai bună ce'i ce au închipuire despre războiul naval li se va părea o lectură mediocră ! Comandorul Robert Ainslie ședea nemișcat pe un scaun cu spetează de trestie împletită, şişi plimba privirea, fără interes, prin sala de aşteptare.
Era o încăpere zugrăvită în alb şi aproape lipsită de mobilier, cu excepţia a două scaune şi a unui portret al regelui, atârnat pe zidul din faţa lui.
Un observator, dacă ar fi existat cineva săl observe, şiar fi putut închipui că Ainslie trage cu urechea, sau că se ghemuieşte pe scaun, gata să sară.
În realitate, omul se străduia săşi ferească spinarea de spetează, pentru că, în ciuda ventilatoarelor care se roteau deasupra capului său, în încăpere domnea o atmosferă umedă şi sufocantă şi orice fel de atingere lar fi incomodat şi mai rău, lipindui cămaşa de piele, ca o faşă jilavă.
Ochii îi poposiră pe ferestrele cu jaluzele coborâte, prin care se filtra lumina crudă a soarelui, proiectând dâre argintii pe podea.
Părea de necrezut că oamenii izbuteau să respire aici, ba încă să cheltuiască şi atâta energie,
Picioare încălţate în bocanci tropăiau viguros dea lungul unui soi de careu şi, din depărtare, răzbătea glasul unui sergent din Marina Regală, controlând oamenii în marş şi manevrândui asemenea unui maestru de manej întro arenă de circ.
Pe grupeee În linie la dreaptaaa stai!
Brusca tăcere care se lăsă era încă şi mai sâcâitoare.
Ainslie îşi impunea să nu se uite la ceas, ştiind bine că nar face decât săşi stârnească iar furia.
Simţea cum îl toropeşte plictisul şi se lupta cu el, ca şi cum ar fi fost o senzaţie fizică, Trebuia să se ţină tare, până când avea să se adapteze”, aşa îl sfătuise cineva la sosire,
Greu să compari locul ăsta cu Anglia, îşi spunea, Era noiembrie, iar Londra, pe care o părăsise cu puţine zile în urmă, se deosebea ca de la cer la pământ de baza navală din Singapore.
Patru zile de zbor în aparate diferite, contemplând decorul care se schimba la fiecare aterizare, întâlnind felurite grupuri amestecate de militari, în drum spre unităţile lor, pentru ai înlocui pe cei căzuţi sau răniţi, pentru a instala cartiere generale sau pentru alte nenumărate misiuni caracteristice unei naţiuni aflate în război.
I saw this in a library and couldn't resist the premise, Before WWII the French built a giant submarine with an unusual design: Instead of the usual" deck gun, she had a turret with two" guns, plus a floatplane in a waterproof hangar.
The real sub served the Free French for a while in WWII before being lost in an unlucky collision while en route to the Pacific.
The Strike From The Sea's premise is that a sister ship was taken over by the British in the Far East and used in several desperate missions in support of the the doomed defense of Malaya and Singapore.
I expected some interesting insights into how such an unusual vessel could be used, No such luck. Every engagement is contrived so that the big guns get a workout, even though they could be aimed only a close range from such a low platform.
They carry out a shore bombardment without coordinating with friendly troops ashore, a tactical absurdity, The scout plane gets fitted with a Lewis gun on a ring mount and strafes Japanese ships, another absurdity, There is no mention of how clumsy such a large boat must have been on a torpedo approach, nor on how vulnerable it must have been to depth charges, with a pressurized turret and hangar outside the pressure hull.
Nor do the clumsy human interest elements make up for the Strike From The Sea's failure as a technothrillerthey have all the subtle depth of characterization of a Harlequin romance.
One is jarred by frequent changes of point of view, In short, it's amazing that so dull a book can be written on so interesting a topic,
British submariner Commander Robert Ainslie is sent to Singapore in Novemberto sieze the French submarine Soufriere, He and his men are caught up in the Japaanese attacks that draw America into World War II, IndoChina.
Cruising somewhere off Saigon is the worlds largest and most dangerous submarine the French Soufrière, A rich prize for the enemy, the British navy must capture her before she is used against them,
For Commander Robert Ainslie, it is the greatest challenge of his career, He must take the foreign submarine and use her against the enemy in the defence of Singapore
Fast read!Excellent read
Gripping and fascinating from first to last.
Douglas Reeman at his very best, describing the desperate last days before the fall of Singapore, Another good yarn. I enjoyed reading of how the French cruiser subs could have been used to their full potential, AKA sitelink Alexander Kent. Douglas Edward Reeman was a British author who has written many historical fiction books on the Royal Navy, mainly set during either World War II or the Napoleonic Wars.
Reeman joined the Royal Navy in, at the age of, and served during World War II and the Korean War, He eventually
rose to the rank of lieutenant, In addition to being an author, Reeman has also taught the art of navigation for yachting and served as a technical advisor for films.
Douglas married author Kimberley Jordan Reeman in, Reemans debut novel, A Prayer for the Ship was published in, His pseudonym sitelink Alexander Kent was the name of a friend and naval officer who died during the Second World War, Reeman is most famous for his series of Na AKA sitelink Alexander Kent, Douglas Edward Reeman was a British author who has written many historical fiction books on the Royal Navy, mainly set during either World War II or the Napoleonic Wars.
Reeman joined the Royal Navy in, at the age of, and served during World War II and the Korean War, He eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant, In addition to being an author, Reeman has also taught the art of navigation for yachting and served as a technical advisor for films.
Douglas married author Kimberley Jordan Reeman in, Reeman's debut novel, A Prayer for the Ship was published in, His pseudonym sitelink Alexander Kent was the name of a friend and naval officer who died during the Second World War, Reeman is most famous for his series of Napoleonic naval stories, whose central character is Richard Bolitho, and, later, his nephew, Adam, He also wrote a series of novels about several generations of the Blackwood family who served in the Royal Marines from thes to thes, and a non fiction account of his World War II experiences, D Day : A Personal Reminiscence.
Series: sitelink Blackwood Family sitelink,