Description
UNDER FALSE COLOURS - Captain Drinkwater, accustomed to commanding one of His Britannic Majesty's ships of war, now finds himself as a lowly shipmaster of the Merchant Marine. The disguise may not be flattering but the mission, conceived by the Admiralty's Secret Department, is vital: to drive a wedge between two of the most powerful men on earth, the Tsar of Russia and the Emperor of France...
THE FLYING SQUADRON: 1811 - Napoleon's French Empire dominates Europe from Moscow to Madrid, and as the United States emerges as a naval power to be reckoned with, the scene is set for a clash of interest.
BENEATH THE AURORA: 1813 - As the Grand Army of Napoleon faces defeat on the battlefields of Germany, Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater succeeds Lord Dungarth as head of the Royal Navy's Secret Department. Before long he is caught up in a vast intrigue which leads him into the most desperate mission of his career among the forbidding fiords of Norway.
* Fact and fiction are combined to produce a fascinating recreation of a bygone world at war. * The fourth omnibus of a successful adventure series featuring Nathanial Drinkwater.
About the Author
Richard Woodman was born in London in 1944. He became an indentured midshipman in cargo liners at 16 and has sailed in a variety of ships, serving from apprentice to captain. In 2001 he won the Desmond Whetton Maritime Media Award..
Reviews
The author has quietly stolen the weather-gauage from most of his rivals in the Hornblower stakes. * OBSERVER *
Book Information
ISBN 9780751531909
Author Richard Woodman
Format Paperback
Page Count 704
Imprint Sphere
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 560g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 130mm * 48mm
