J.E. Macdonnell 27: The Blind Eye: A World War 2 Naval Adventure

by J.E. Macdonnell

“Your ship is to carry out the trial of a new secret weapon, Bentley … the success of which makes future submarine kills certain. Your own speed is of the essence … less than thirty knots and the Wind Rode could be destroyed.”

“Trouble,” Bentley said, “a merchantman’s been torpedoed with the victorious Jap submarine perhaps lurking to complete the kill.”

Randall was puzzled. “Submarines haven’t been sighted so far west before, and then there’s the large formation of enemy aircraft spotted dead ahead… how could the Japs travel so far without refuelling?”

Bentley dismissed immediately his own suggestion that they were shore based. “Obviously, there must be carrier out there … it’s too far from the Nicobars or Sabang.”

Irrespective of where it was, Bentley knew he had to destroy that refuelling point, do it completely, and with all the speed Wind Rode could muster to avoid destroying itself in the process…

164 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 1, 2024

About the author

During his fourteen years in the R.A.N., Queensland born James (Jim) Edmond MacDonnell (aka James McNell, James Dark, James Edmond Macdonnell, James Macdonnell, J.E.M., Jim Macdonnell, J. Macdonnell, Macnell, Kerry Mitchell, Michael Owen.) came up through all lowerdeck ranks to commissioned gunnery-officer. This experience is evident in his sea novels which have been published in many countries overseas, as well as in Australia and New Zealand.