C.S. Forester

First published 1955

With thanks to
Vice-Admiral Ralph W. Christie, U.S.N. (Retired)
onetime Commander Submarine Southwest Pacific

and to
Commander J. D. P. Hodapp, U.S.N.
onetime Commanding Officer U.S.S. Hall

The incidents described in this book never took place. So many officers and men served, and are serving, in the United States Navy that it is likely that some of them will find their names in the following pages. No reference is intended to anyone living or dead.

A short Glossary will be found at the end of the book