Single-Handed

Rating:
Summary: The Perfect Novella
Review: The editorial review set forth above does not even begin to do justice to this work. As with several of C.S. Forester's books, this one has been published under another name. I think it is better known as "Brown on Resolution." Long out of print, used copies command a good price. This is the story of what one determined man with a rifle can do, even in the face of great odds. Brown is a seaman on a British cruiser sunk by the German battlecruiser Zeithen. He is one of just a few survivors picked up by the Germans. After the German vessel puts into a desert island lagoon for repairs, Brown escapes with a Mauser rifle and some ammunition. Rather than hide out in hopes that his former captors choose not to bother with him, he takes action...

Rating:
Summary: The Perfect Novella
Review: The editorial review set forth above does not even begin to do justice to this work. As with several of C.S. Forester's books, this one has been published under another name. I think it is better known as "Brown on Resolution." Long out of print, used copies command a good price. This is the story of what one determined man with a rifle can do, even in the face of great odds. Brown is a seaman on a British cruiser sunk by the German battlecruiser Zeithen. He is one of just a few survivors picked up by the Germans. After the German vessel puts into a desert island lagoon for repairs, Brown escapes with a Mauser rifle and some ammunition. Rather than hide out in hopes that his former captors choose not to bother with him, he takes action...