Lieutenant CommanderNicholas John Turney MonsarratFRSLRNVR ( 22 March 19108 August 1979) was a British novelist known for his sea stories, particularly ''The Cruel Sea'' (1951) and ''Three Corvettes'' (1942–1945), but perhaps known best internationally for his novels, ''The Tribe That Lost Its Head'' and its sequel, ''Richer Than All His Tribe''.
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