HERMAN WOUK THE 'CAINE" MUTINY COURT TRIAL FIRST ED IN SOUTH AFRICA

There had never been a mutiny in the United States Navy before the one on the Caine so there was no precedent. And no one wanted to represent the defendants at the court martial. Except for Lieutenant Greenwald that is. If found guilty the officers faced the death penalty. Maryk and Keith were on trial for relieving Commander Francis Queeg as Captain of the Caine. It was thought that Queeg was not mentally fit to command the ship and that he was placing the crew's lives unnecessarily in danger.  At the court martial the very able Greenwald let the drama unfold until the time was right to close in on Queeg. This he did with surgical precision and he had Queeg floundering all over the show. The climax of the novel centers on the trial of Lieutenants Maryk and Keith for mutiny. REPRINT SOCIETY LONDON RED HARDBACK WITH DUSTCOVER CLEAN PAGES, PICTORIAL MAP END PAGES   INSCRIPTION ON FIRST END PAGE, BINDING GOOD, AGE SPOTS MOSTLY TO END PAGES., 494 PAGES, DUSTCOVER HAS WEAR AND TEARS TO EDGES.