Forester, C.S. "The Dumb Dutchman"

“Dutch tug-master proves that treachery is two edged” according to The Saturday Evening Post tag line for this short story. Stolid Captain Jan Schuylenboeck seemingly obeys every order given him by the Nazi occupiers of his homeland to the letter. He is soon drafted into participating in the German scheme to invade England and, along with other tug captains, is sent to the Channel port of Flushing. There he takes part in a series of practice maneuvers during which his tugboat, the LEK II, tows barges laden with German troops and material to sea and back, simulating the impending invasion. He patiently waits for nature to provide him with the means to avenge Germany’s treacherous occupation of Holland. One day, in the middle of an invasion practice session at sea, dense fog settles in over the waters and the clever Schuylenboeck uses the fog as a cover to take his string of barges far offshore into the Channel — and into the arms of a waiting British destroyer. England’s haul, thanks to Captain Jan Schuylenboeck: over 1000 German officers and soldiers, 5 light trucks and 4 armored cars!