This echoes events in which British G-class destroyer HMS Glowworm and HMS Jervis Bay, an armed merchant cruiser, sacrificed themselves by engaging larger opponents. The Ulysses is sunk in a failed attempt to ram a German cruiser after all her other weapons had been destroyed.
All slowly reduce the convoy from 32 ships to only five. They are beset by numerous challenges: an unusually fierce Arctic storm, German ships and U-boats, as well as air attacks. Her crew is pushed well beyond the limits of endurance and the book starts in the aftermath of a mutiny. Ulyssesputs to sea again to escort FR-77, a vital convoy heading for Murmansk. The novel features HMS Ulysses, a light cruiser that is well armed and among the fastest ships in the world. MacLean's experiences in the Royal Navy during World War II provided the background and the Arctic convoys to Murmansk provided the basis for the story, which was written at a publisher's request after he'd won a short story competition the previous year. Originally published in 1955, it was also released by Fontana Books in 1960. HMS Ulysses was the debut novel by Scottish author Alistair MacLean.
1956 "First published, 1956, in the United States" stated Doubleday & Company publishers, New York hardbound in light green boards with blue lettering on spine quite good condition with unmarked pages and minimal age foxing to pages (see pics) no dust jacket.
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