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.
Enjoyed Macdonnell's WW2 series but this just felt like WW2 transferred to 1960s SEA. Very linear but not really Vietnam. And just ends - page count is the same as other listing's so not any missing pages.