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navigation-under-fire
Mike and the crew must steer their vessel through a hazardous, debris-filled harbor under threat of enemy attack and environmental dangers.
1 chapter across 1 book
Blackout (2011)Connie Willis
Chapter 27
In this chapter, Mike, Jonathan, and the Commander navigate the burning and chaotic harbor of Dunkirk during the evacuation on 29 May 1940. They carefully pilot their boat, the Lady Jane, through a hazardous obstacle course of wreckage and debris while rescuing stranded soldiers from the mole and the water. The chapter conveys the tension and uncertainty of the operation, highlighting the dangers of the environment and the moral weight of their actions amid the historic evacuation.