Published in 1966. First Edition. The book itself is in a very good condition for its age. The binding is sturdy. The dust jacket is unclipped, and wrapped in plastic (loose in front, glued at the back). The dust jacket has some dirt marks, especially on the top edges – see photos. A few pages have a very slight crease, but no dog ears. The last two pages have a crease – see picture.
“Utmost Fish” was the code used by Churchill as first Lord of the Admiralty to indicate the urgent action. In early 1915 and the words were scribbled on a project to transport overland, through the Belgian Congo, two motorboats to Lake Tanganyika in order to destroy German vessels controlling the lake and Central Africa. Using this basis of history, the author has written a tense and gripping story.
