Download or read book Halfhyde for the Queen written by Philip McCutchan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Andalusia, Lieutenant St. Vincent Halfhyde is sent by the unpredictable Captain Watkiss on a secret mission ashore: to aid the Queen's Messenger, who is being pursued by nefarious Spanish agents. But when Halfhyde discovers a plot to kill Queen Victoria herself, the stakes are raised. Now he and the rest of his flotilla must face down the Spanish Navy and get the Messenger back to Britain with vital information.

Download or read book Man of War written by Alexander Kent and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1817 every harbor and estuary in Antigua is filled with ghostly ships, superfluous in the aftermath of war. In this uneasy peace, Adam Bolitho is offered the 74-gun Athena, a notoriously "unlucky" ship, and as flag-captain to Vice-Admiral Sir Graham Bethune he once more follows his destiny to the Caribbean.

Download or read book Ramage s Trial written by Dudley Pope and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2002-03-01 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Lord Ramage and the Calypso return from Devil's Island, but Ramage's new wife, Sarah, is missing. The captain would like nothing better than to sail home immediately, but instead he is ordered to shepherd a lumbering convoy of merchant ships back to England. On the way, bizarre events lead him to a full court martial in Plymouth, presided over by his old nemesis, Rear-Admiral Goddard. Ramage must clear his name—or face a sentence of death!

Download or read book The Only Life That Mattered written by James L. Nelson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2004-10-01 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fed up with an outlaw existence, Calico Jack Rackam swears off the pirate life, until he meets Anne Bonny, a woman who would as soon stab a man as give him a good tumble—that is, unless he's a pirate. Soon Jack finds himself out on the high seas, with Anne by his side and his men spoiling for action.

Download or read book Beyond the Reef written by Alexander Kent and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2005-10-01 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: March 1806: Napoleon holds Portugal and threatens his old ally Spain. Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho is dispatched once more to the Cape of Good Hope to establish a permanent naval force.

Download or read book Devil to Pay written by C. Northcote Parkinson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2001-10-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ranked as a lieutenant despite his undistinguished naval career, Richard Delancey lands a special secret mission, thanks to his command of French. To his chagrin, the mission goes awry. But casting about for fresh opportunity, Delancey becomes involved in customs collection on the Isle of Wight and thwarting the high-stakes activities of smugglers.

Download or read book Second to None written by Alexander Kent and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2001-04-01 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the days immediately following Waterloo, the British fleet confronts a new threat: Algerian pirates preying on hapless merchant ships. Adam Bolitho, Admiral Richard Bolitho's nephew and heir, finds himself in command of Unrivalled, a new kind of frigate—sleek, fast, and heavily armed.

Download or read book For My Country s Freedom written by Alexander Kent and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2000-10-01 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War with Britain's former colony looms on the horizon, and Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho must lead a squadron against the powerful new ships of the United States navy. Supported by his loyal crew, Bolitho must use all his ingenuity to defeat one of America's great naval commanders, Nathan Beer.

Download or read book Ramage s Mutiny written by Dudley Pope and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2001-04-01 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Ramage recklessly attempts to free the Jocasta, a British ship, from the Spanish Main stronghold of Santa Cruz. A vicious mutiny has left the Jocasta open to capture by Spain, but sailing the frigate Calypso, Ramage will stop at nothing to rescue the imprisoned vessel, even if it means inciting another mutiny on board his own ship.

Download or read book Dust on the Sea written by Douglas Reeman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2003-02-01 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mediterranean, 1943: At long last the British Army has won a victory, and Rommel's Afrika Korps is in retreat. Into this new phase of the war comes Captain Mike Blackwood, Royal Marine Commando. Already bloodied in the disastrous retreat from Burma, Blackwood goes to Alexandria as part of an elite unit, poised to strike the first blows against the Nazi fortress of mainland Europe.

Download or read book Badge of Glory written by Douglas Reeman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2002-04-01 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel through Britain's military history with a proud seafaring family, the Blackwoods, and the service tradition in which they make their careers—the Royal Marines. Captain Philip Blackwood of the Royal Marines rejoins his ship, the HMS Audacious, in the summer of 1850. Sent out to Africa to eliminate the last strongholds of slavery, then on to the Crimean War, Blackwood and his men battle brutal summer heat and bitter opposition to uphold the Royal Marines' motto.

Download or read book The First to Land written by Douglas Reeman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2002-04-01 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain David Blackwood is embroiled in the Boxer Rebellion. Ordered to escort a beautiful German countess on a dangerous journey up the Hoshun River, Blackwood sees death and slaughter unlike anything he has known. Finally, standing before the walls of Tientsin, he must hold on against a torrent of frenzied Chinese warriors.

Download or read book Knife Edge written by Douglas Reeman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2005-03-01 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the murder of his father, Lieutenant-Colonel Mike Blackwood, Ross Blackwood finds himself assigned to the Far East, taking on rebels and illegal-arms dealers in Hong Kong and Malaysia. Along the way he meets another Blackwood, his cousin Steve, who has made a life for himself in the Corp, as an explosives expert. The two Blackwoods uphold the honor of their family and their chosen profession while negotiating the fallout of Britain's post-colonial politics.

Download or read book Ramage s Challenge written by Dudley Pope and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2002-03-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Admiralty spies are hunting for British officers and allies trapped on the mainland, among them Ramage's first love, Gianna, the Marchesa di Volterra. Ramage returns to the Tuscan coast, where Bonaparte holds a group of hostages for an unknown fate.

Download or read book Enemy in Sight written by Alexander Kent and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1999-04-01 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aboard the Hyperion, Richard Bolitho sets sail with an untrained crew for blockade duty off France. Unfortunately, his superior, Commodore Mathias Pelham-Martin, is an incompetent egotist whose petty hostilities jeopardize the operation of an entire fleet.

Download or read book Ramage s Diamond written by Dudley Pope and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2001-04-01 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The youngest captain in His Majesty's Navy, with a reputation for landing impossible assignments, Lord Ramage is dispatched to the Caribbean islands of Martinique and Diamond Rock. The mission seems humdrum: barricade the French within Fort Royal. But when he is sent to sea in the Juno with a crew grown restless and undisciplined under the prior command of a drunk, Ramage realizes his vessel may not be up to battle with the French.

Download or read book Governor Ramage R N written by Dudley Pope and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2000-10-01 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lieutenant Lord Ramage, in command of the brig Triton, is escorting a convoy from Barbados to Jamaica, normally a routine and tedious chore. But this time Ramage has to be especially vigilant to guard the convoy's precious cargo—a family of important French refugees.