Book description
When in 1798 Richard Bolitho hoists his broad pendant as commodore of
a small squadron and prepares to re-enter the Mediterranean he is soon
made aware of his responsibility. There are rumours of a massive
French armada and of the latest type of artillery - and Bolitho's
orders are to seek out the enemy and to discover the intentions of his
growing force.
Without any British bases in the Mediterranean, and unable to show
favour to old friends, Bolitho is well aware that there are others
within his ships who are no less dangerous than the enemy - and during
the weeks and months in which the squadron faces the hazards of the
weather and French broadsides alike, Bolitho knows that far more than
his own future is at stake. A fleet, even a nation, could depend on
his decisions and, when he places his squadron between the Nile and
the power of France, he must accept the price of the challenge.
Alexander Kent is the author of twenty-seven acclaimed books
featuring Richard Bolitho. Under his own name, Douglas Reeman, and in
the course of a career spanning forty-five years, he has written over
thirty novels and two non-fiction books.
