The Last Eagle

Michael Cuyler Wenberg

Mar 2015 · WCS Publishing

About this ebook

Forced into a neutral Estonian port for repairs during the chaos of the opening days of World War II, the Polish submarine, Eagle and her crew are betrayed by their captain and captured by Nazi sympathizers. The crew, however, isn’t content to sit out the war. With help from unexpected sources—a naval attaché with the British Embassy and a courageous American reporter and her photographer sidekick—they overcome their captors, regain control of Eagle, and escape. The German’s are convinced Eagle's crew has no stomach for a fight and will seek refuge in Sweden. But the Poles have something else in mind—join up with the British Fleet and continue fighting against their homeland's Nazi conquerors. They face stiff odds. Eagle has little food and water, few torpedoes, and no sea charts. And before she can rendezvous with the British somewhere in the North Sea, she must traverse the Baltic, which has become little more than a Nazi-controlled lake.

This story is inspired by the exploits of the Polish submarine, Orzel, during the early weeks of World War II. 

About the author

 MICHAEL WENBERG is the author of the Kindle best-selling ebook, The Last Eagle, a World War II adventure story, as well as two young adult novels, Stringz (2010, Westside Books) and Seattle Blues (2009, Westside Books), and the picture book, Elizabeth's Song (2002, Beyond Words Publishing). Stringz and Seattle Blues are Flamingnet Top Choice Award winners. Stringz was selected to the Pennsylvania School Librarian's Top 40 List for 2010. Seattle Blues was picked a best book of the year by the Bank Street School of Education in 2009. A highly regarded speaker in schools, Wenberg uses his trombone-playing to introduce children to his stories, reading, writing, and music. Wenberg lives with his wife, Sandy, an architectural color consultant, and their black mutt, Gracie, in Kingston, Washington, a small village on Washington state's Puget Sound. Wenberg has attended Seattle Pacific University and Eastern Washington University and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Gonzaga University. When he’s not writing, spending time with his family, or playing his trombone, you can find him hiking, mountain biking, or snowshoeing, depending on the season.