""The Good Shepherd"" is a historical novel written by C.S. Forester, first published in 1955. Set during World War II, the story follows the experiences of Commander George Krause, an American naval officer in charge of a convoy of Allied ships crossing the Atlantic. Krause is tasked with protecting the convoy from German U-boats, but faces numerous challenges and setbacks along the way. The novel explores themes of leadership, heroism, and the human cost of war. It is widely regarded as a classic of naval fiction and has ...
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""The Good Shepherd"" is a historical novel written by C.S. Forester, first published in 1955. Set during World War II, the story follows the experiences of Commander George Krause, an American naval officer in charge of a convoy of Allied ships crossing the Atlantic. Krause is tasked with protecting the convoy from German U-boats, but faces numerous challenges and setbacks along the way. The novel explores themes of leadership, heroism, and the human cost of war. It is widely regarded as a classic of naval fiction and has been adapted into a film and a television series.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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I would never have guessed that this book was written by C. S. Forester...it lacks his usual crispness, character development and attention to detail.
The book plods from one "crisis" to the next, and by the time I finished, I was nearly exhausted from boredom. Also, the captain spent a lot more time in the john than most protagonists.
If the Hornblower novels were no better written than this book, we'd never have heard of C. S. Forester.
Yachtsman
Feb 5, 2009
Duty, Duty, Duty
This is, in my opinion, Forester's best. It is a study in seamanship, leadership and dedication to duty. It should be required reading at the US Naval Acadamy. It describes all the attributes that make a fine naval officer.
TerryRussianHill
May 7, 2007
The Good Shepard
Only the second novel with an American hero by the master of naval fiction it uses biblical quotations to dramatic effect. I had always thought that author Forester shared his most famous character's (Horatio Hornblower) freethinking ways so I was surprised at his biblical mastery.
