Rendezvous, South Atlantic [Hardcover]

Douglas Reeman (Author)

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Publication Date: September 5, 2002

In 1941, when she was turned into an armed merchant cruiser, the S.S. Benbecula was already old. Yet she was needed to protect the vital Atlantic sea lanes. Commander Lindsay, her new captain, had to work desperately to mould the ship's company - raw recruits and old timers - into a fighting force. And better than anyone, Lindsay knew this could be his last command, his last chance...

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About the Author

Douglas Reeman joined the Navy in 1941. He did convoy duty in the Atlantic, Arctic and the North Sea, and later served in motor torpedo boats. Reeman has written over thirty novels under his own name and more than twenty best-selling historical novels, featuring Richard Bolitho and his nephew Adam Bolitho, under the pseudonym Alexander Kent.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Century Hutchinson (September 5, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0091794765
• ISBN-13: 978-0091794767
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,225,822 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars War amid ice and storm, February 27, 2002

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This review is from: Rendezvous, South Atlantic (Hardcover)

The title says 'south Atlantic,' but for much of the early part of the story, the battered merchant cruiser 'Benbecula' is tossing about in the icy *north* Atlantic, battling not just Nazi U-boats and commerce raiders, but the unforgiving elements as well. In another one of his classic war-at-sea stories, Douglas Reeman builds toward a climactic (as opposed to climatic) confrontation that really draws the reader in.

Reeman's characters in 'Rendezvous - South Atlantic,' as is frequently the case in his writings, are sometimes hard to distinguish from men and women you've met in his earlier novels. But as is also common in his work, the star of this book is really the ship herself. 'Benbecula' stands apart from much of Reeman's other creations, and the battle in which she finds herself will be one you won't forget. I've read nearly a dozen Reeman titles and enjoyed nearly all of them. But this is one of two or three that really stands out for me.