Ep 414: 12 Days of Christmas – The Cruel Sea

Ep 414: 12 Days of Christmas – The Cruel Sea

Al Murray read a chapter from The Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat. This book tells the story of the lives of a group of Royal Navy sailors fighting in the Battle of the Atlantic.

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