Commander Lawless V.C.

A naval officer reassigned to aviation endures repeated mishaps and air-sickness but becomes involved in a string of sea and air adventures. Episodes range from night attacks and encounters with derelict and decoy vessels to a tense clash with an enemy submarine that is met by improvised boarding and ramming, plus captures, prisoner-of-war dilemmas, and dramatic abandon-ship sequences. Each episode presents navigational hazards, signal confusions, and small-unit improvisation, and the narrative traces how courage, quick thinking, practical seamanship, and occasional recklessness shape the officer's fortunes during hazardous wartime patrols.