Standalone novel · 1955
HMS Ulysses
The cruiser HMS Ulysses escorts an Arctic convoy to Murmansk in winter. Her crew is exhausted, close to mutiny and facing storms, submarines and air attacks in some of the most dangerous waters of the Second World War. MacLean’s first novel.
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Book facts
- Author
- Alistair MacLean
- Series
- Standalone
- Published
- 1955
- Setting
- Set at sea
- Characters charted
- 1
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in HMS Ulysses
1 recurring or key character from Alistair MacLean’s chart. Introduces Captain Richard Vallery.
Major 1
- Captain Richard ValleryFirst appearanceDying captain of the cruiser Ulysses