Originally published in 1953 when the war was still fresh in people's memories, this novel follows the British submarine Seahound on several of her trips from Ceylon to attack Japanese shipping in the last months of the war. At this point in the war, the Japanese had few ships left and in the Malacca Straits were relying on junks crewed by Chinese sailors usually guarded by Japanese soldiers. Seahound placed the Chinese on the smallest junk and sank the rest.

Another voyage meant inserting commandos for a raid and waiting to recover them after sailing through a mine field. The last trip which was intended to be a voyage for home is interrupted by the arrival of an enemy cruiser that Seahound joins other subs are sent it.

The text is full of background on the key characters and the problems at home and the usual details of fighting the war from under the water. Recommended. ( )