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Motor‑torpedo boats, small and swift, were essential to Allied naval strategy in the English Channel and North Sea during World War II. Sub‑Lieutenant Clive Royce is newly assigned to MTB 1991, a squadron already hardened by the loss of a previous officer and the ever‑present threat of enemy action. Royce faces the daunting task of stepping into the void left by the fallen first lieutenant, striving to win the respect of his captain and the courageous crews who have survived death and fear in the brutal waters of war.
First publish date: 1971
Genre: War & Military Fiction/World War II Fiction
Authors: Douglas Reeman
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