Command Decision: A Jim Brady Naval Adventure #3

by J.E. Macdonnell

Brady looked up and saw men fallen-in atop the destroyer's gangway and then he realised that this officer in the boat was Pelican's captain.

So what? he thought in his sick the ship fits the man. As it should be. In fact, it couldn't be better, so far ash he himself was concerned. A scrap-heap of a ship for a man thrown on the scrap-heap. What better berth to land in than a rust-bucket with a ramshackle crew for a man who has just lost he keenness and enthusiasm and ambition?

Thus Jim Brady joined the ship's company of the H.M.A. Destroyer Pelican, and entered upon the experience of his life.

The third in the Royal Australian Navy Adventures starring Jim Brady

139 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 16, 2026

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.

Reviews

[Keith Leslie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

Another great story by J.E. MacDonnell ,this has to be the best Australian writer of this kind of Navel warfare.