Top Secret (Paperback)

Prior to World War II, an aging submarine is selected for a highly secret espionage mission. Badly in need of repairs, it is hastily modified, provisioned and dispatched to Japan. The submarine experiences material casualties enroute. After probing the entrance to Kagoshima Wan they determine there is extensive aerial bombing and torpedo practice underway. The submarine is detected by the Japanese and is vigorously attacked. Oil leaks confirm there is a submarine on the bottom and an attempt is made to demolish or salvage the submarine by the Japanese. Heroic damage control efforts made by the submarines crew are successful and the submarine is able to make a hair-raising escape. They are able to make a tortuous but undetected trip to Midway. They cannot receive help from that base but disembark two-thirds of the crew. The submarine is towed to Pearl Harbor and arrives On December 7, 1941.