'No One Dies On Christmas Eve!'

摘要

Just under the surface of the North Atlantic, a few nautical miles outside Canada's Halifax Harbor, the U-Boat lurked in the half-light of the chill water, her periscope just breaking the waves. Above her, six-foot swells washed over the prismatic lens as the captain scanned the horizon for the tell-tale smudges of smoke that would indicate the presence of a convoy — outward bound with vital supplies for the Allied armies fighting in Europe against the increasingly-desperate forces of the Third Reich. The commander was wary, because this winter, five-years after the start of the war, was not the "Happy Time" for German submarines that the first glorious months had been.