Astrodene's Historic Naval fiction is pleased to have obtained an Interview with S. Thomas Russell who's new book A Battle Won is now available worldwide.

What can you tell us about Charles Hayden's new adventures in A Battle Won without spoiling the plot for readers?

Poor Hayden is sent to deliver the Themis to Admiral Lord Hood in the Med and as convoy escort to Gibraltar. Not only is his convoy pursued by an enemy squadron but his commander has been given a report on his character from Captain Hart. It does not go well. He’s then sent off to Corsica to help oust the French from that island. There is a lot of action and period detail in this book.

Astrodene's Historic Naval fiction is pleased to have obtained an Interview with William C. Hammond who's new book For Love of Country, due out in October, is now available for pre-order worldwide.

What can you tell us about Richard Cutler's new adventures in For Love of Country, without spoiling the plot for readers?

For Love of Country is set in the years 1786 to 1789. It is a time when the United States has an ever expanding merchant fleet but no navy to protect its fleet or trade routes. As such, the Barbary States of North Africa prey on American shipping by seizing ships and cargo, and by holding American sailors hostage until ransoms and tributes are paid. One such prisoner is a Cutler family member and Richard Cutler sails to Algiers to try to rescue him and his shipmates. Quickly finding himself in a viper’s den of intrigue and deceit involving many nations, Richard’s schooner fights a vicious battle against two heavily armed Arab xebecs. Victorious at sea, Richard travels to France, his mission to report to John Paul Jones, President Washington’s choice for U.S. emissary to the Barbary States. As the French Revolution erupts, Richard flees Paris in a desperate attempt to save a former lover and her two young daughters from the guillotine.

For Love of Country by William C. Hammond was released last year, but fairly quickly became hard to come by. It seems it will now be re-released by a new publisher, Naval Institute Press, on 15 October 2010.

Edit: I am advised by the author that the original 2009 Cumberland House version was never released as the company failed 6 weeks before. This version is therefore the true First Edition.