{"product_id":"a-flock-of-ships","title":"A Flock of Ships","description":"Brian Callison is the author of this terrific story of the British Merchant Marine during WWII. He served in the Merchant Marine beginning in 1950. The story of the officers and men of the Allied Merchant Marine Services is too often overlooked by WWII fiction writers.\nThe story opens in the present day (circa 1970) when a British Navy Survey Ship pulls into the harbor of an isolated island in the South Atlantic Ocean. In the harbor, much to their surprise, lie the rusting hulks of two British Merchant Marine ships and two German U-Boats.\nThe Captain of the survey ship discovers the log kept by the First Mate of the merchant ship Cyclops on one of the hulks. The story is reminiscent of Alastair MacLean’s novels – twists of plot, people not being who they seem to be, surprise endings.","brand":"Thrift Reads","offers":[{"title":"Poor \/ 13f963410ca","offer_id":48067876257943,"sku":"TR20250502A-PR-000150001","price":5.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/9002\/8951\/files\/81USp6bzAiL._AC_UF8941000_QL80.jpg?v=1785053912","url":"https:\/\/thriftreads.co.nz\/products\/a-flock-of-ships","provider":"Thrift Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}