1797, Richard Bolitho brings the 100-gun Euryalus home to Falmouth to be flagship of the hastily formed squadron, which has been chosen to make the first British re-entry to the Mediterranean for nearly a year. As flag captain, Bolitho is made to contend with the unyielding attitudes of his new admiral.
1797, Richard Bolitho brings the 100-gun Euryalus home to Falmouth to be flagship of the hastily formed squadron, which has been chosen to make the fi...
Newly appointed Rear Admiral Richard Bolitho soon realizes that his experience, gained in the line of battle, has ill-prepared him for the intricate manoeuvers of politics during the hardship of blockade duty in the Baltic.
Newly appointed Rear Admiral Richard Bolitho soon realizes that his experience, gained in the line of battle, has ill-prepared him for the intricate m...
The frigate carrying Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho drops anchor off the shores of southern Africa. It is only four months since the victory over the combined Franco-Spanish fleet at Trafalgar, and the death of England's greatest naval hero. Bolitho's instructions are to assist in hastening the campaign in Africa.
The frigate carrying Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho drops anchor off the shores of southern Africa. It is only four months since the victory over th...
In a daring raid on the Spanish Main, Bolitho leads the dawn attack against the enemy mortars in La Guaira. In Antigua once more, he is roused from his darkness of soul by the rediscovery of a passion that defies convention and risks his reputation.
In a daring raid on the Spanish Main, Bolitho leads the dawn attack against the enemy mortars in La Guaira. In Antigua once more, he is roused from hi...
In the bitter February of 1813, with convoys from Canada and the Caribbean falling victim to American privateers, Sir Richard Bolitho returns to Halifax to pursue a war he knows cannot be won, but which neither Britain nor the United States can afford to lose.
In the bitter February of 1813, with convoys from Canada and the Caribbean falling victim to American privateers, Sir Richard Bolitho returns to Halif...
As Captain of His Majesty's frigate Unrivalled of 46 guns, Adam Bolitho is required to 'repair in the first instance to Freetown, Sierra Leone, and reasonably assist the senior officer of the patrolling squadron'.
As Captain of His Majesty's frigate Unrivalled of 46 guns, Adam Bolitho is required to 'repair in the first instance to Freetown, Sierra Leone, and re...
On the eve of Waterloo, a sense of finality and cautious hope pervade a nation wearied by decades of war. But peace will present its own challenge to Adam Bolitho, captain of His Majesty's Ship Unrivalled, as many of his contemporaries face the prospect of discharge.
On the eve of Waterloo, a sense of finality and cautious hope pervade a nation wearied by decades of war. But peace will present its own challenge to ...
In March 1814, Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho returns to England from several months on the North American coast. The news of Napolean's defeat and abdication has stunned a navy and a nation bled by years of European conflict.
In March 1814, Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho returns to England from several months on the North American coast. The news of Napolean's defeat and abdic...
Antiqua, 1817, and every harbour and estuary is filled with ghostly ships, the famous and the legendary now redundant in the aftermath of war. In this uneasy peace, Adam Bolitho is fortunate to be offered the seventy-four gun "Athena, "and as flag captain to Vice-Admiral Sir Graham Bethune once more follows his destiny to the Caribbean. But in these haunted waters where Richard Bolitho and his 'band of brothers' once fought a familiar enemy, the quarry is now a renegade foe who flies no colours and offers no quarter, and whose traffic in human life is sanctioned by flawed treaties and men...
Antiqua, 1817, and every harbour and estuary is filled with ghostly ships, the famous and the legendary now redundant in the aftermath of war. In this...
One of four titles in Alexander Kent's stirring naval series, this book contains 'Richard Bolitho - Midshipman', 'Midshipman Bolitho and the 'Avenger'' and 'Band of Brothers'.
One of four titles in Alexander Kent's stirring naval series, this book contains 'Richard Bolitho - Midshipman', 'Midshipman Bolitho and the 'Avenger'...
