The Secret Eye
Two sons. Two nations. One war that changed them forever.
Charlie Brand is barely eighteen when he joins the U.S. Navy. Assigned to radar operations aboard carriers in the Pacific, he watches war unfold in waveforms—distant threats brought close by innovation. But nothing can prepare him for what he’ll lose along the way.
Half a world away, Hadaki Yamatsumi is chosen for a kamikaze mission. Raised to honor the Emperor and preserve his homeland, he carries a different kind of burden: not just to die for his country, but to believe it’s the only path left.
Told through alternating perspectives, The Secret Eye examines the years from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima during World War II through the eyes of two young men—one American, one Japanese—each facing duty, grief, and the weight of choices made in the name of their country.
Inspired by a real sailor’s stories and grounded in historical truth, this is a novel about the people behind the history books—and the humanity that endures on both sides of war.
Two sons. Two nations. One war that changed them forever.
Charlie Brand is barely eighteen when he joins the U.S. Navy. Assigned to radar operations aboard carriers in the Pacific, he watches war unfold in waveforms—distant threats brought close by innovation. But nothing can prepare him for what he’ll lose along the way.
Half a world away, Hadaki Yamatsumi is chosen for a kamikaze mission. Raised to honor the Emperor and preserve his homeland, he carries a different kind of burden: not just to die for his country, but to believe it’s the only path left.
Told through alternating perspectives, The Secret Eye examines the years from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima during World War II through the eyes of two young men—one American, one Japanese—each facing duty, grief, and the weight of choices made in the name of their country.
Inspired by a real sailor’s stories and grounded in historical truth, this is a novel about the people behind the history books—and the humanity that endures on both sides of war.
Two sons. Two nations. One war that changed them forever.
Charlie Brand is barely eighteen when he joins the U.S. Navy. Assigned to radar operations aboard carriers in the Pacific, he watches war unfold in waveforms—distant threats brought close by innovation. But nothing can prepare him for what he’ll lose along the way.
Half a world away, Hadaki Yamatsumi is chosen for a kamikaze mission. Raised to honor the Emperor and preserve his homeland, he carries a different kind of burden: not just to die for his country, but to believe it’s the only path left.
Told through alternating perspectives, The Secret Eye examines the years from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima during World War II through the eyes of two young men—one American, one Japanese—each facing duty, grief, and the weight of choices made in the name of their country.
Inspired by a real sailor’s stories and grounded in historical truth, this is a novel about the people behind the history books—and the humanity that endures on both sides of war.