The Good Shepherd is a 1955 nautical and war novel by C. S. Forester. First published in the U.S., it illustrates the difficulties of the Battle of the Atlantic: the struggle against the sea, the enemy, and the exhaustion brought on by constant vigilance. It is a riveting classic of WWII and naval warfare from one of the 20th centurys masters of sea stories. A high and glittering excitement...[Forester] has no master and few peers. -The New York Times Nothing more exciting has been launched since Hemingways The Old Man and the Sea. -The Guardian C. S. Forester is the best living writer about the sea. -Time Action, tension, tingling suspense...The greatest adventure story to come out of World War II. -Life Magazine