Band of Brothers

by Alexander Fullerton

Danger and bravery at sea from thriller-master Alexander Fullerton.It is early autumn 1943 and a German U-boat supply ship is sailing under heavy escort from Le Havre to the Atlantic. A mixed force of torpedo boats from Allied Coastal Forces is ordered to intercept and sink her.

Navigator Ben Quarry has other worries. His girlfriend, Rosie, is set on returning to occupied France as an SOE agent, and his former mistress, now the wife of his CO, Bob Stack, has embarked on an affair with another officer. Ben’s got to tell him.

But in the heat of battle, survival is everything…

A standalone naval thriller from a writer who was there, Band of Brothers will keep you gripped, and is perfect for fans of Max Hennessy and Alan Evans.

196 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 1996

About the author

Alexander Fullerton (1924–2008) was a British author of naval and other fiction. Born in 1924 in Suffolk and brought up in France, he was a cadet during the years 1938-1941 at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth from the age of thirteen. He went to sea serving first in the battleship Queen Elizabeth in the Mediterranean, and spent the rest of the war at sea - mostly under it, in submarines.

Fullerton's first novel SURFACE! sold over 500,000 copies. Then he worked on the 9-volume Nicholas Everard series that made his reputation.

Series:
* Nicholas Everard Saga
* Rosie Ewing

Source: Wikipedia

Reviews

[Kamryn B · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really good WW2 book. I gave 5 stars because I love reading about war books and this was a great book for me. I would recommend this book to people who love reading about WW2.

[David Megginson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read, and stands up well beside Douglas Reeman's novels about small-boat actions during the Second World War.

Note that this is part of a series about Rosie Ewing (an SOE operative), focusing on her love interest instead of her, and it will make more sense if you read the series in order, though it's still readable on its own. I think it takes place between Into the Fire and Return to the Field in the Ewing series.

[clive c clayton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well written,but hard to follow in places.recomend that you read it whilst able to concentrate on the whole story.






I have a feeling the author has not served in the navy,some of the terminology is not RN.a good story though.

[Jack · Rating 3 out of 5]

My first book by this author, and I liked the story as a whole, but found it a challenge to read. The cutting back and forth from the current mission, to events in the past, made it difficult to keep following. I was happy when I got to the end of the book, as I could move on to a new book.

[Andy Gratton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent read as one would expect from a great author

As someone who has connections to the Sea and was once a Sea Cadet this book brought back many memories of seeing the "Small Ships" tied up alongside in Harbour.
Mr Fullerton has again produced a brilliant read.

[Tom Waters · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disappointing

I found this book hard to read team story keep stopping and starting At times I found it to technical

[eugene gott · Rating 3 out of 5]

riveting story of a sea battle. somewhat difficult to understand what some of the terms/words of the that countries Navy

[Mike Whitehouse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Explosive is right

None stop action almost from the beginning a mission to sink a U Boat supply ship with a mixture of gun and torpedo boats and no certainty that it will be where it's estimated to be.

[Mr Michael R Stevens · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoyable. As an ex RN ‘Small Ships’ Senior Rating I found the book to be a really good read.
Just as you would expect from a great author.

[Adam]

This book was great it was full of action, suspense, and surprise! it is such a great book! I would love to read it again.

[Frederick Bingham · Rating 2 out of 5]

I listened to this on CD, read by Christopher Kay.I am not sure why I finished this one. It is set in WWII. A flotilla of British coastal gun and torpedo boats are given the orders to attack and sink a German supply ship sailing out into the Atlantic. The story follows the battle, which takes place in the English Channel at night.The story is difficult to follow, and is written in a very choppy style.