Enemy In Sight by J. E. MacDonnell

Lieutenant Peter Bentley of the Royal Australian Navy, after successfully leading a unit to destroy a Japanese airfield, is selected for a top-secret mission using an untried weapon—a midget submarine. The operation involves navigating floating minefields and anti-submarine nets to place 8 tons of explosives under Japan's largest cruiser in the protected Sabang Harbour, Netherlands East Indies.

On the eve of departure, Bentley is confronted by a jealous Navy husband who mistakes him for a rival. Bentley has no choice but to sit down, painting him yellow in front of the men of his destroyer Scimitar.

In just three weeks, the three-man crew must master their new vessel while facing sabotage, deadly shark attacks, and belting blasts from Japanese Zero fighter attack.

Escorted by the V-class submarine Voracious, the mission is tense, and with only 35 feet of living space, the men succumb to claustrophobia. If Bentley's team succeeds in these deadly waters, he will redeem himself in the eyes of his comrades and perhaps win a command of his own.

Authentic action for fans of submarines. MacDonnell, considered Australia's leading Navy novelist, wrote over 200 novels under various names, including 48 Peter Bentley novels in the 147-title History of the Navy series. This book, the fourth in the series, follows Frogman, where Bentley attacks the Japanese airstrip. The serious and tight action, with a strong vein of honour, was satisfying.

1958 / Paperback / 144 pages