"Looking for Novels set in the Eastern Med during WWII" Topic

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D6 Junkie	16 Apr 2015 5:49 p.m. PST
I like a bit of fiction to go with my gaming interests. Soon to me the Eastern Med in WWII. Mainly the Aegean. Just finished Guns of Navarone and into Storm Troop by Leo Kessler. Any other books I should be looking to get?
enfant perdus	16 Apr 2015 5:58 p.m. PST
Ill Met By Moonlight
Shagnasty	16 Apr 2015 6:57 p.m. PST
Check out Douglas Reeman. He had several books set in the eastern Med.
Toronto48	16 Apr 2015 7:53 p.m. PST
An old one but a good one: " The Ship" by C S Forester – focuses on Malta Convoys and other events in the Med link
GarrisonMiniatures	17 Apr 2015 3:37 a.m. PST
Eastern Approaches. Not a novel, but well worth reading: link
jpattern2	17 Apr 2015 5:59 a.m. PST
Another recommendation for Reeman. Also Bandersnatch by Desmond Lowden. In the '60s, an ex-RN MTB commander is living on his old derelict boat in the Spanish Riviera. He decides to refurbish her and kidnap a Greek tycoon (a stand-in for Onassis) from his luxury super-yacht (a stand-in for Christina O). In addition to the "modern day" crime caper, there are scenes set during WWII in the waters off Greece. It's well written, fast-paced, and definitely worth picking up, especially if you like The Guns of Navarone and Assault on a Queen (books or movies).
D6 Junkie	17 Apr 2015 4:46 p.m. PST
Thanks guys, looking into all the suggestions
Mithmee	28 Apr 2015 4:59 p.m. PST
Just finished Guns of Navarone Well there goes the one I was going to mention.

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