| Title | : | The Good Shepherd |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | C.S. Forester |
| Release | : | 2021-02-04 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Historical Fiction, Books, Fiction & Literature, History, European History, Classics, Action & Adventure, World History, Young Adult, Fiction for Young Adults, Favorite Characters for Young Adults, Short Stories, U.S. History, Literary Fiction, History of the Americas, Action & Adventure Fiction for Young Adults, Coming of Age Fiction for Young Adults, Historical Fiction for Young Adults, Classics for Young Adults, Military History, Comparative Literature , Drama, Biographies & Memoirs, Political Bios & Memoirs |
| Size | : | 3936558 |
| Forester’s novel is on a par with Nicholas Monsarrat’s “The Cruel Sea”and D. A. Rayner’s “The Long Haul.” It follows the course of a convoy of freighters and tankers as it encounters a u-boat wolf pack in the western approaches to Great Britain. Forester’s central character is George Krause, an American destroyer commander in his mid-40s who is in command of the convoy’s four-ship escort. Krause is a professional sailor who has been at sea for thirteen years in a twenty-year career, and who is encountering naval combat for the first time. Krause is a religious man, and his thinking is studded with biblical references, but the references are all highly descriptive of his situation. They are integral to his character. He is a very competent leader without much charisma, but his stern commitment to duty, a feature also reflected in the biblical allusions, is compelling. |
