Keeling and multiple U-boats, with the Keeling eventually racking up multiple kills, and on the ship's daring rescue missions as the convoy increasingly falls prey to the U-boats, all in a race against time to escape the undefended stretches of the Atlantic. The book is a rich, detailed accounting of naval warfare, ship handling, and the inner logic of an experienced officer wrestling with the many minute judgments necessary to maintain rigid discipline during conditions of relentless tedium punctuated with extreme danger. Audiobook The book has been turned into an audiobook narrated by Edoardo Ballerini and produced by Podium Audio. The audiobook was released in May 2020. Film adaptation The story was adapted into the feature film Greyhound, written and produced by and starring Tom Hanks, also featuring Stephen Graham, directed by Aaron Schneider, and produced by Gary Goetzman. Principal photography began in spring 2018 aboard the museum ship , a decommissioned destroyer. The film was released in July 2020. References External links 1955 British novels British novels adapted into films Novels by C. S. Forester Novels set during World War II Michael Joseph books