Great Naval Fiction Books

[crsutton]

ORIGINAL: Barb

I was looking for Hornblower and Aubrey-Maturin series novels in electronic form, but i wasnt luckz with that. If anyone have links where i can find and download them i would be lucky.

I regularly check out O'Brien's books on CD at my local librairy. Have yet to see any of Forester's books on CD but I bet they are.

[crsutton]

If you like Forester, then I recommend. "The Good Shephard". It is about a convoy battle in the North Altantic. One of my favorites.

[crsutton]

Now read this. This is called "The Corvette Claymore" I read it in a compilation of war stories edited by Ernest Hemingway entitled "Men at War" It is a selection from the book "Ninty Three" by Victor Hugo. It is the best sea story that I have ever read. But of course, it is Victor Hugo.

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[crsutton]

Crap! Now you got me going. If you have not read "Billy Budd" by Herman Melville then you have to put it on your list. Excuse all the posts. I will shut up now.

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

For me the best is "HMS Ulysess" by Alistair MacLean about fictional Artic convoy (I think I read it dozen of times since I was a boy - every few years I re-read it)!

HMS Ulysses


Leo "Apollo11"

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

And yes, of course, there is "wholly trinity" of German U-Boot books that no one should miss!

Das Boot
by Lothar Gunther Buchheim

Iron Coffins: A Personal Account of the German U-Boat Battles of World War II
by Herbert A Werner

Sharks and Little Fish
by Wolfgang Ott


The third book is little known (i.e. at least 100x less than first two I mentioned above) but is truly a masterpiece and worth reading!


Leo "Apollo11"

[waynec]

dewey lambdin has a hornblower type series. a bit gritier and more sex than hornblower or bolitho (by alexander kent) or ramage (by dudley pope, the naval historian). for ww2 James Basset's HARM'S WAY which is what the john wayne movie was based on. excellent read, mine is held together with rubber bands.


d.a.raynor THE ENEMY BELOW, THE LONG HAUL