West from Singapore
Written by
Louis L'Amour
Copyright 1942
First published in Thrilling Adventures, May 1942. Reprinted in the collections and .
"Heading west for the British port of Aden with a load of pilots and aircraft destined for the Middle East, the Semiramis dodges subs and merchant raiders (cargo vessels secretly armed like small warships) by avoiding the regular shipping lanes. They are also carrying a famous French general who was banished to New Caledonia for his anti fascist views … he must be delivered to the Free French forces mustering in North Africa. Tensions mount as they begin to suspect there is a traitor or Axis agent on board."