Excerpt from Without MercyLike all sailors I believe in omens. It seems to me a hopeful one that the story was conceived and born in an American-built and American-engined M.L. Chaser in service on the Belgian Coast in 1918, about the time the Hun was beginning to get it in the spinal vertebrae. Though the book, I am thankful to say, has nothing to do with the War.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.

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