They were the men and women of the Royal Navy's Special Operations units. Carrying out lightning raids on hostile coasts, they became a navy within a navy - each hand-picked for their individual skills, and all of them courageous. Against the mighty backdrop of World War II they performed their small but deadly operations - living often beyond hope, sometimes beyond mercy. This is the dramatic story of a handful of such people. The Volunteers.
From Library Journal
Reeman (a.k.a. Alexander Kent) has penned a seeming multitude of nautical yarns. The Volunteers concerns a group of men and women who work in the Special Forces, Navy, during the period 1943-45. Using motor torpedo boats, on which Reeman himself served, as their conveyance, the men are in action in Sicily, the Mediterranean, and in the Channel. When not shooting up Germans or Italians, our two main characters, Lt. Richard Allenby of the Royal Navy reserve and Lt. Keith Fraser of the Royal Canadian Navy, a mines disposal expert and a first-rate skipper, respectively, interact with the R.N. women and their families back home. This particular tale has a great deal of tragedy, a somber mood splendidly conveyed by David Rintoul. His deep voice and deceptively nuanced narration very much befit this dark story; his performance of the dialog is marvelous. Lt. Fraser's Canadian accent will stand out from all the others but is in no way distracting. Public libraries and libraries where there is an interest in action/adventure, military, or sea tales will want to purchase. Michael T. Fein, Central Virginia Community Coll., Lynchburg Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
About the Author
Douglas Reeman did convoy duty in the navy in the Atlantic, the Arctic, and the North Sea. He has written over thirty novels under his own name and more than twenty bestselling historical novels featuring Richard Bolitho under the pseudonym Alexander Kent.
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They were the men and women of the Royal Navy's Special Operations units. Carrying out lightning raids on hostile coasts, they became a navy within a navy - each hand-picked for their individual skills, and all of them courageous. Against the mighty backdrop of World War II they performed their small but deadly operations - living often beyond hope, sometimes beyond mercy. This is the dramatic story of a handful of such people. The Volunteers.
From Library Journal
Reeman (a.k.a. Alexander Kent) has penned a seeming multitude of nautical yarns. The Volunteers concerns a group of men and women who work in the Special Forces, Navy, during the period 1943-45. Using motor torpedo boats, on which Reeman himself served, as their conveyance, the men are in action in Sicily, the Mediterranean, and in the Channel. When not shooting up Germans or Italians, our two main characters, Lt. Richard Allenby of the Royal Navy reserve and Lt. Keith Fraser of the Royal Canadian Navy, a mines disposal expert and a first-rate skipper, respectively, interact with the R.N. women and their families back home. This particular tale has a great deal of tragedy, a somber mood splendidly conveyed by David Rintoul. His deep voice and deceptively nuanced narration very much befit this dark story; his performance of the dialog is marvelous. Lt. Fraser's Canadian accent will stand out from all the others but is in no way distracting. Public libraries and libraries where there is an interest in action/adventure, military, or sea tales will want to purchase. Michael T. Fein, Central Virginia Community Coll., Lynchburg
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
About the Author
Douglas Reeman did convoy duty in the navy in the Atlantic, the Arctic, and the North Sea. He has written over thirty novels under his own name and more than twenty bestselling historical novels featuring Richard Bolitho under the pseudonym Alexander Kent.