Publisher's Synopsis
When Ensign Peter Maxwell was called up from the reserves just after Pearl Harbor, he didn't think hed be defending his country by leading the Navy choir. After two years entertaining VIPs, he wants to see some action, and a posting on the new ammunitions ship, the USS Liberty Hill Victory, seems just the ticket. Unfortunately, the ships captain has no respect for junior officers like Maxwell and even less for the African-Americans who make up his crew. Despite tensions between captain and sailors, the two-week shakedown cruise goes unexpectedly well. But as the ship approaches San Franciscos Port Chicago, a series of horrific explosions virtually destroys the port. Then the Libertys second in command is murdered. There is an enemy within, and Maxwell will do everything to stop him, including putting himself on the front line of danger.
