"... given similar circumstances, the gun will whack the torpedo hollow at all times - and I'm willing to bet on it!"
Determined, tenacious and far-seeing, Lieutenant-Commander Jervis of the submarine Q18 and Lieutenant-Commander Hood of the light cruiser Firebrand each felt certain of winning their wager as they dined together in London.
Receiving their orders to shove off soon after, the two frequently brush with the enemy as they criss-cross the seas in the line of duty.
With each month that passes, the friends' contest becomes something more, engendering a greater respect for each other's mastery of their arms.
But as hostilities intensify, it quickly becomes clear that neither Hood nor Jervis have considered that The Reaper might take the matter into his own hands, and settle the naval bet himself...
First published in 1919, Torpedo versus Gun is a classic naval adventure, a timeless contest between the old and the new, and of the rivalry between friends.
Praise for John S. Margerison
"... a first-rate naval story-teller ... Whether he writes with a plot or without, his work is always vivid and interesting, and the style very adequately reflects the spirits and enthusiasm of the Navy itself." - Liverpool Post.
"The author finds plenty of opportunity of sketching life in the Navy of to-day, and makes the most of it, while he also shows how good men can be formed out of the most unpromising material." - Field.
John S. Margerison authored several books around the topic of the Royal Navy. Margerison married in 1907 and had three children. Margerison also worked as an advertising manager, travelling to Bombay, India, in the 1920 and was editor of the Netherlands Indies Review. He is the author of The Navy's Way, The Sure Shield, Petrol Patrols, amongst many others. He died in a motorcycle incident in 1925 aged just 37.
Genre: Thriller
Determined, tenacious and far-seeing, Lieutenant-Commander Jervis of the submarine Q18 and Lieutenant-Commander Hood of the light cruiser Firebrand each felt certain of winning their wager as they dined together in London.
Receiving their orders to shove off soon after, the two frequently brush with the enemy as they criss-cross the seas in the line of duty.
With each month that passes, the friends' contest becomes something more, engendering a greater respect for each other's mastery of their arms.
But as hostilities intensify, it quickly becomes clear that neither Hood nor Jervis have considered that The Reaper might take the matter into his own hands, and settle the naval bet himself...
First published in 1919, Torpedo versus Gun is a classic naval adventure, a timeless contest between the old and the new, and of the rivalry between friends.
Praise for John S. Margerison
"... a first-rate naval story-teller ... Whether he writes with a plot or without, his work is always vivid and interesting, and the style very adequately reflects the spirits and enthusiasm of the Navy itself." - Liverpool Post.
"The author finds plenty of opportunity of sketching life in the Navy of to-day, and makes the most of it, while he also shows how good men can be formed out of the most unpromising material." - Field.
John S. Margerison authored several books around the topic of the Royal Navy. Margerison married in 1907 and had three children. Margerison also worked as an advertising manager, travelling to Bombay, India, in the 1920 and was editor of the Netherlands Indies Review. He is the author of The Navy's Way, The Sure Shield, Petrol Patrols, amongst many others. He died in a motorcycle incident in 1925 aged just 37.
Genre: Thriller
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