HMS Ulysses
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HMS Ulysses is a 1955 naval war novel by Alistair MacLean that follows the harrowing Arctic convoy missions of a beleaguered British warship and its crew during World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
naval war novel
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novel ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| author | Alistair MacLean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorDebutNovel | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresConflict | Battle of the Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresMilitaryBranch | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionPublicationYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| followsConvoyType | Arctic convoy to the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
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naval fiction ⓘ war fiction ⓘ |
| hasFictionalShipName | HMS Ulysses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalShipType | Royal Navy light cruiser ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasKeyElement |
U-boat threat
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command decisions under pressure ⓘ convoy escort duty ⓘ enemy air attacks ⓘ heavy casualties ⓘ ice and freezing conditions ⓘ mutiny aboard the ship ⓘ progressive exhaustion of the crew ⓘ severe Arctic storms ⓘ |
| hasKeyLocation |
Murmansk convoy route
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Scapa Flow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
courage under fire
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extreme conditions at sea ⓘ leadership in crisis ⓘ psychological strain of war ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| hasTimeOfAction | early 1940s ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | author’s Royal Navy service in World War II ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | hardship and endurance of convoy escort crews ⓘ |
| notableFor | realistic depiction of Arctic convoy warfare ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistCollective | crew of the fictional warship HMS Ulysses ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| publisher | Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingEvent | Arctic convoys of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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