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Under Orders
(1981)(Cameron of the Castle Bay)
(The third book in the Cameron series)A novel by Philip McCutchan
Portsmouth, 1942.
War has engulfed the world, and the Allied losses are mounting.
After time spent on dangerous North Atlantic convoy duties, and the hazards of the Mediterranean sea, Donald Cameron faces time as a assistant divisional officer of the CW Division.
Detached from the real war, he yearns for action.
He won't be kept waiting for long.
Recruited to the HMS Castle Bay,his is back on an ocean boarding vessel with a secret mission.
Word has reached the Special Operations Executive that the Germans are building something on the shores of Vest Hammerfjord.
The site is inaccessible to aircraft, and it is up the Navy to transport a trained demolition team to seek out and destroy whatever the enemy is hiding.
But they must get past the German defences, which include the Battle-cruiser Scharnhurst, with nine 11-inch guns and the heavy cruiser Admiral Hiffer, with eight 8-inch guns.
Sub-lieutenant Cameron has invaluable knowledge of the treacherous Norwegian coast from his trawling days.
It is up to him to guide the convoy to safety.
The orders are clear: complete the mission at any cost. They are expendable...
'Under Orders' is the next gripping instalment in the Donald Cameron series, packed with authentic military action.
'A salty, thrilling , adventure story that takes you into the heart of WWII.' - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of 'Trade Off'.
Philip McCutchan grew up in the naval atmosphere of Portsmouth Dockyard and developed a lifetime's interest in the sea. Military history was an early interest of his, resulting in several fiction books about the British Army and its campaigns, especially in the last 150 years. He served throughout WW II in a variety of ships, including the cruiser Vindictive, the ocean boarding vessel Largs, and the escort carrier Ravager, ending the war as a lieutenant, RNVR. He is also the author of 'Drums Along the Khyber'.
Originally published as Cameron of the Castle Bay.
Genre: Historical
War has engulfed the world, and the Allied losses are mounting.
After time spent on dangerous North Atlantic convoy duties, and the hazards of the Mediterranean sea, Donald Cameron faces time as a assistant divisional officer of the CW Division.
Detached from the real war, he yearns for action.
He won't be kept waiting for long.
Recruited to the HMS Castle Bay,his is back on an ocean boarding vessel with a secret mission.
Word has reached the Special Operations Executive that the Germans are building something on the shores of Vest Hammerfjord.
The site is inaccessible to aircraft, and it is up the Navy to transport a trained demolition team to seek out and destroy whatever the enemy is hiding.
But they must get past the German defences, which include the Battle-cruiser Scharnhurst, with nine 11-inch guns and the heavy cruiser Admiral Hiffer, with eight 8-inch guns.
Sub-lieutenant Cameron has invaluable knowledge of the treacherous Norwegian coast from his trawling days.
It is up to him to guide the convoy to safety.
The orders are clear: complete the mission at any cost. They are expendable...
'Under Orders' is the next gripping instalment in the Donald Cameron series, packed with authentic military action.
'A salty, thrilling , adventure story that takes you into the heart of WWII.' - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of 'Trade Off'.
Philip McCutchan grew up in the naval atmosphere of Portsmouth Dockyard and developed a lifetime's interest in the sea. Military history was an early interest of his, resulting in several fiction books about the British Army and its campaigns, especially in the last 150 years. He served throughout WW II in a variety of ships, including the cruiser Vindictive, the ocean boarding vessel Largs, and the escort carrier Ravager, ending the war as a lieutenant, RNVR. He is also the author of 'Drums Along the Khyber'.
Originally published as Cameron of the Castle Bay.
Genre: Historical
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