Trew, Antony 1906-1996
Most widely held works by
Antony Trew
Sea fever by Antony Trew (
Book
)
17
editions published
between
1980
and
2008
in
5
languages
and held by
517
libraries
worldwide
The story of an epic yacht race, and of the extraordinary relationship between a yachtsman driven by a compulsive obsession to win, and a girl whose presence on board faced him with ruin
The Moonraker mutiny by Antony Trew (
Book
)
18
editions published
between
1972
and
2007
in
English and Dutch
and held by
477
libraries
worldwide
A tired old freighter, the Moonraker, is homeward bound from Freemantle to Mauritius when there is a cyclone warning
Yashimoto's last dive by Antony Trew (
Book
)
14
editions published
between
1986
and
2009
in
4
languages
and held by
469
libraries
worldwide
Togo Tashimoto, captain of the Japanese submarine I-357, a ruthless disciplinarian steeped in the samurai tradition, & John Barratt, captain of HMS Restless, haunted by his wife's death while a prisoner of the Japanese in Changi Jail, were two very different men whose destinies were linked in a deadly game of hide & seek
Two hours to darkness by Antony Trew (
Book
)
33
editions published
between
1962
and
2007
in
8
languages
and held by
462
libraries
worldwide
For most of her crew, the Retaliate's Baltic cruise is a routine one, and her sixteen nuclear missiles no more than a silent threat to the Russians. But the submarine's captain, Commander Shadde, is obsessed with the communist menace, and haunted by the memory of his one act of cowardice. As the submarine approaches the end of her voyage, a letter from his wife threatening divorce pushes Shadde to the brink of madness - in a vessel where nuclear war is just a touch of a button away
Ultimatum by Antony Trew (
Book
)
17
editions published
between
1976
and
2012
in
4
languages
and held by
459
libraries
worldwide
When a group of ultra-militant terrorists, disavowed by Yasir Arafat and the PLO, hijack a nuclear warhead and demand an independent Palestine, the British and United States governments have 72 hours to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of Londoners
Kleber's convoy by Antony Trew (
Book
)
27
editions published
between
1973
and
2012
in
6
languages
and held by
425
libraries
worldwide
It was the custom of the German Naval Command in the Second World War to name Allied convoys after the U-Boat commander who made the first sighting report. Kapitanleutnant Johan Kleber sighted convoy JW137, Murmansk bound, as it battered its way through the freezing storms and gloom of an Arctic winter, and so 'Kleber's Convoy' it became. The U-Boat's signals were intercepted by the Admiralty in London and passed back to the commanders of the British escort vessels; notably to the Lieutenant-Commander Redman of the destroyer Vengeful. The name of the U-Boat commander was for him a painful shoc
Bannister's chart by Antony Trew (
Book
)
11
editions published
between
1984
and
2009
in
3
languages
and held by
415
libraries
worldwide
"This would be a very different cruise from all the others. A cyclone engulfs the decrepit little coaster and one of the passengers has driven a knife into the jugular vein of another."--Jacket
Running wild by Antony Trew (
Book
)
9
editions published
between
1982
and
1984
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
364
libraries
worldwide
Two university students, Andre and Pippa, must flee to South Africa when their anti-apartheid activities are discovered. Their dangerous flight is by Andre's father who uses the opportunity to smuggle diamonds out of Africa
The Antonov project by Antony Trew (
Book
)
10
editions published
between
1979
and
1982
in
English and Finnish
and held by
328
libraries
worldwide
The Zhukov briefing by Antony Trew (
Book
)
7
editions published
between
1975
and
1977
in
English
and held by
191
libraries
worldwide
Zhukov, Russia's first nuclear submarine, is rocked by an explosion and limps to the nearest Norwegian shore. The beached submarine attracts intelligence teams from England, America, and France
The sea break by Antony Trew (
Book
)
14
editions published
between
1966
and
2012
in
English
and held by
159
libraries
worldwide
Lieutenant Commander Widmark had truly earned his nickname "The Butcher" in Mediterranean waters. In his view, war was a rough and bloody business in which those who stopped at nothing would be victorious. This is the exciting story of Widmark's greatest adventure. Widmark plans to seize and sail the 8,000-tonne German vessel Hagenfels from the neutral East African port of Lourenco Marques. All these events, and the fantastic developments thereafter are brought to life by the author's knowledge of sea-going and the power of narrative that brought him worldwide success
The chalk circle by Antony Trew (
Book
)
5
editions published
between
1989
and
2011
in
English
and held by
155
libraries
worldwide
A big-game fishing boat is wrecked off the Mozambique coast. A light aircraft crashes in the bush. Two men and a woman survive and join forces in a fight for their lives - endangered by Rename guerrillas, wild animals, and simmering animosity between the men, fuelled by jealousy and desire ... A familiar voice among the survivors from the wrecked Sunfish alerts Ferreria, their rescuer - triggering haunting memories of humiliation and torture in the infamous Chalk Circle. With the survivors' lives now in his hands, the stage is set for Ferreria's revenge. Old enemies confront each other in the heart of war-torn Mozambique, as political and personal vendettas come to flashpoint
The white schooner by Antony Trew (
Book
)
13
editions published
between
1969
and
2012
in
English
and held by
153
libraries
worldwide
"For nearly a year, Charles Black has been stalking his prey and now, on the lovely island of Ibiza, he is very close to his victim. When the lean white schooner Snowgoose sails into the harbour, Black knows it is time to move in for the kill."--Publisher description
Road to the River by Antony Trew (
Book
)
8
editions published
between
1992
and
1994
in
English
and held by
132
libraries
worldwide
Smoke Island, a novel by Antony Trew (
Book
)
12
editions published
between
1964
and
1989
in
4
languages
and held by
103
libraries
worldwide
The adventures of a group of modern masculine and feminine Crusoes who, after a plane crash and agonizing days in a dinghy, reach an uninhabited island
Sea fever by Antony Trew (
Sound Recording
)
7
editions published
between
1993
and
2008
in
English
and held by
39
libraries
worldwide
Towards the tamarind trees by Antony Trew (
Book
)
3
editions published
between
1970
and
1972
in
English
and held by
38
libraries
worldwide
A hunting party in the Rhodesian bush, a dour Scottish prospector and a terrorist from north of the Zambesi move towards an explosive crisis
Bannister's chart by Antony Trew (
Sound Recording
)
5
editions published
between
2008
and
2011
in
English
and held by
33
libraries
worldwide
It seems to be just another adventure cruise - in truth a dull affair plagued by complaining passengers and cramped quarters. But this is to be a very different cruise from all the others. The tension heightens as the ship changes its course to follow a map - Bannister's chart - in search of long-lost cargoes of gold
Kleber's convoy by Antony Trew (
Sound Recording
)
4
editions published
between
1972
and
2002
in
English
and held by
24
libraries
worldwide
German Kapitanleutnant Johan Kleber sights convoy JW137, bound for Murmansk. When the British Admiralty intercepts his report and passes the information to the escort vessels, Lieutenant-Commander Redman is shocked to recognize Kleber's name as the man who saved his life on a Swiss ski slope and with whose sister he had been in love
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Antony Trew South African writer トルー, アントニー トルー, アントニイ
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