The Stillwater Conspiracy: The Neville Burton `Worlds Apart` Series - Volume 4, Carrack MR Georges

Автор: Carrack Georges
Название: Mutiny at Port Maria
ISBN: 099064927X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780990649274
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Цена: 1888.00 р.
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Описание: Volume 3 of 'The Neville Burton - Worlds Apart Series': British Navy in the Romantic Age of Sail When British Navy Lieutenant Neville Burton climbed the accommodation ladder of the 74-gun Royal Navy ship HMS Elephant in June of 1801, his thoughts were of his deceased lover, not of his duty waiting at the top of the ladder. Depressed and discouraged, he was not ready for the treachery that would soon face him at the hands of the ship's First Lieutenant. Grief surrounds him. Neither were his thoughts on another facet of his service to the Admiralty - a mission of international intrigue. 'Something always presents itself'', he's told by his contact and mentor in Whitehall, when he complains of having no idea how to accomplished the task. The seemingly simple process of getting home to England or serving normal naval duties are not in his cards. The winds of change and the vagaries of battle soon conspire to send him to unusual duties for British Navy officers during the Napoleonic Wars - from Denmark to the North Coast of Africa and on into enemy France itself. Lieutenant Burton combines his courage, resourcefulness, and luck to escape capture when his mission is discovered, only to find himself conscripted into other dangerous duty: inshore action in the ports of Spain. Burton's happy arrival home in England is met with a new twist of his fate: his mentor, Sir William Mulholland, asks his further compliance to continue the mission that began in France. The theater of operation is now Jamaica, however - a place that Burton knows well, but which holds a heavy place in his heart. When he sails there, it is to serve aboard another third-rate ship of the line, the 74-gun HMS Vanguard. His new platform affords him an opportunity to participate in the capture and sharing of prize ships and to begin calculating how he might accomplish his mentor's mission, the investigation of a possible spy. Ashore, an unexpected meeting marks another potential turning point in his life. He encounters Marion Stillwater, a beautiful young girl who is remarkably similar to his lost love. Is another romance, another affair of the heart, even possible so soon after the other? The encounter is sweet, but short, and Burton is recalled to duty. For the second time, he is offered the opportunity to accept a command in Port Royal Bay, and his acceptance bestows upon him the rank of Master and Commander of a prize ship: the unrated schooner Superieure. With this promotion, the dreams of a young officer seem to be achieved - at least until he begins to see who is coming aboard to man his ship... the dregs of humanity from other ships of the fleet. The seeds of mutiny are sown, but his exploits in Jamaica are not complete. Simply being a Commander does not solve problems - only serves up more peril. Sent to find and discourage the ever-present pirates of the Caribbean on Jamaica's northern shore, the smell of mutiny hangs in the air. Georges Carrack serves up the detail of sailing of square-rigged ships into war along with accuracy of historical situation, all enhanced by description from the author's personal experience at sea. His style and stories should appeal to followers of Patrick O-Brian's Aubrey-Maturin Series or C. S. Forester's "Horatio Hornblower". Take a look inside History - Naval - Fiction - early 19th Century

Автор: Carrack MR Georges
Название: The Atlantic Campaign: A Hostage for Napoleon
ISBN: 0996867104 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780996867108
Издательство: Неизвестно
Цена: 1888.00 р.
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Описание: In this fifth book of the 'Worlds Apart' Series, British Navy Captain Neville Burton's life takes a strange twist. It was 1806, and Napoleon Bonaparte's ambitions of conquering the known world were well under way; he'd stopped the Russians and destroyed the Austrian Empire. He did not expect help from a lone man who was seeking to bring him an important hostage. At sea, Britain's 'Atlantic Campaign' was unfolding to stop Napoleon's attempts at conquering the oceans. Their wide-spread nets didn't catch all enemy ships however, so the French Fleets under Admiral Linois in the Pacific and Admiral Willaumez in the Caribbean were doing considerable damage. Burton's plans to wed Jamaican rum heiress Marion Stillwater go on hold when he is ordered to join his frigate La Desiree with British Admiral Warren's efforts to stop the French. The aftermath of a consequential battle leaves him in London waiting for further orders, while his fianc e takes the opportunity of his absence to establish a Stillwater Rum warehouse in Baltimore. Commanding a Royal Navy ship in the Napoleonic War is not Burton's only source of peril, however. The timing of his visit to England coincides with the abduction of a dear friend. Although first being suspected of the deed, Whitehall overturns their initial distrust and assigns him the task of recovering the hostage. He calls on several past acquaintances to engage in a plan to thwart the kidnapper, stealing into France and acting more like a secret agent than a navy captain. Once in, they must still manage to get out of the enemy country, which again calls for his naval skills. Escaping aboard a small French coastal ship poses new problems. Is fomenting a mutiny the only strategy available to cross the English channel? Will he re-unite with his lover and fianc e, Marion Stillwater? Do the games of intrigue save the hostage? Richness of detail concerning the sailing of square-rigged ships into war, accuracy of the historical situation, and exposition from the author's personal experience at sea should appeal to followers of Patrick O-Brian's Aubrey-Maturin Series or C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower. Naval Historical Fiction - early 19th Century