“Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement; then it becomes a mistress, and then it becomes a master, and then a tyrant.”

This is a poem. Duh.

A dark glimpse into the everyday shennanigans of a cheery serial killer, and his come-uppance. Based around an allusion to a quote from Winston Churchill – I myself am struggling to see how I made this connection…

Our hero helps retune the school system, and recalls a deaf Aboriginal woman learning to play piano. He also remembers the connection between Winston Churchill, Alexander Fleming, and the discovery of penicillin. Based on true events.

Technology takes on the British Civil Service when data processing was the bold new frontier. Civil Service: 5, Computers: 0.

The recognition of the threat by the American Government in 12/6/41.

A B-17 pilot – Mark Fuller marries and gets ready for war.

The retreat of the Greyfish from the South Pacific. With the Japanese advance critical people were taken out of the war zone.

Jack Miller stands watch off Japan in early 1946 and reflects the early days of the war.

Built on the premise that Roosevelt ordered the fleet to meet the Japanese North of Pearl Harbor on seven December 1941.

A table of chapters appears at the end of this chapter.