The second three-volume omnibus of Alexander Fullerton's classic nine-volume series of Nicholas Everard sea novels.
'Storm Force To Narvik Norway 1940': Nick Everard is back in the Navy in command of the destroyer Intent. Amidst ferocious battle his ship is crippled, in need of fuel and facing a German force bent on destroying him and his crew. Meanwhile, further up coast, his son Paul is involved in a similar encounter.
'Last Lift From Crete': Nick finds himself at the mercy of German bombers, with Crete needing to be evacuated with no air cover. When the cruiser Carnarvon sinks with his son Jack on board, he has no choice but to leave the survivors to their fate.
'All The Drowning Seas February 1942': As Japanese invaders sweep across the Pacific, Allied ships prepare for a last-ditch battle in defence of Java. Doomed to defeat, with all escape routes blocked, Nick will require all of his tactics and seamanship to avoid being trapped. But he is badly wounded, and his ship, Defiant, is in a similar state. . .
