Commander Graham Martineau was awarded the Victoria Cross for pressing home an attack against impossible odds. Few survived, and crimson ribbon remains a haunting symbol of the sacrifice of ship and men.
Now, as captain of the crack Tribal Class destroyer H.M.S. *Hakka*, Martineau must once again call from ordinary seamen the ultimate in courage, and prepare to defend to the death vital convoys to Russia. There is no hiding place in these bitter Arctic seas, where a pitiless enemy awaits a fatal rendezvous. All are heroes, and no man and no ship is immortal.
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### From Library Journal
The story of the Western Allies' supply convoys to Soviet Russia during World War II is not often told. In this audiobook, Reeman, himself a veteran of the Royal Navy during the war, describes the horrors of combat as well as the lives of those who fought and too often died on this cold, lonely, and dangerous duty. Our hero is Commander Graham Martineau, who is the skipper of H.M.S. Hakka, an escort destroyer on one of these convoys. Reeman's works are always well written and action filled; this is no different, with plenty of small battles and an exciting climactic confrontation. Experienced actor David Rintoul reads well, with a performance understated in tone and staccato in delivery. For public libraries and those with a demand for naval fiction. Michael T. Fein, Central Virginia Community Coll., Lynchburg
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
### Review
"Vivid naval action at its most authentic." —*Sunday Times of London*
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Commander Graham Martineau was awarded the Victoria Cross for pressing home an attack against impossible odds. Few survived, and crimson ribbon remains a haunting symbol of the sacrifice of ship and men. Now, as captain of the crack Tribal Class destroyer H.M.S. *Hakka*, Martineau must once again call from ordinary seamen the ultimate in courage, and prepare to defend to the death vital convoys to Russia. There is no hiding place in these bitter Arctic seas, where a pitiless enemy awaits a fatal rendezvous. All are heroes, and no man and no ship is immortal. ** ### From Library Journal The story of the Western Allies' supply convoys to Soviet Russia during World War II is not often told. In this audiobook, Reeman, himself a veteran of the Royal Navy during the war, describes the horrors of combat as well as the lives of those who fought and too often died on this cold, lonely, and dangerous duty. Our hero is Commander Graham Martineau, who is the skipper of H.M.S. Hakka, an escort destroyer on one of these convoys. Reeman's works are always well written and action filled; this is no different, with plenty of small battles and an exciting climactic confrontation. Experienced actor David Rintoul reads well, with a performance understated in tone and staccato in delivery. For public libraries and those with a demand for naval fiction. Michael T. Fein, Central Virginia Community Coll., Lynchburg Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. ### Review "Vivid naval action at its most authentic." —*Sunday Times of London*