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Written by Dewey Lambdin
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Saturday, 28 August 2010 00:00 |
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 Although it is not due for release until 18 January 2011 the latest Alan Lewrie novel by Dewey Lambdin titled The Invasion Year is now available for pre-order in hardcover worldwide.
The smashing series featuring the roguish Captain Alan Lewrie continues with The Invasion Year. After reluctantly saving the last French citizens left on rebellious Haiti, Lewrie finds himself invited back to London to receive honors from the King. Thanks to King George III and his uncertain mental state, the moment ends with a surprise for Lewrie—if not for King himself!
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Last Updated on Saturday, 28 August 2010 11:03 |
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Naval Fiction Releases
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Written by Alexander Kent
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Saturday, 12 June 2010 00:00 |
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 Although it is not due for release until February 2011 the latest Bolitho novel by Alexander Kent titled In the King's Name is now available for pre-order in hardcover worldwide.
Filled with high-seas intrigue and sharp tensions, this nautical novel takes an intense voyage into the heart of Napoleonic-era Africa. The year is 1819 and Captain Adam Bolitho has been sent on an urgent but risky mission to make a fast passage from Plymouth to Freetown, West Africa, with secret orders for the senior officer stationed there. Due to the slave trade being declared illegal, ships in every harbor are waiting to be scrapped and officers have been cut loose without hope of future commands, thus Adam soon finds himself the object of envy and jealousy. In Africa he discovers unexpected allies and faces an enemy far more powerful and ruthless than any he has known before.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 12 June 2010 11:45 |
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Other Releases
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Written by John Drake
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Wednesday, 26 May 2010 00:00 |
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 Author John Drake has a new novel which is now available, Skull and Bones. It is in Hardcover in the UK and on Kindle in the US.
The third in the rip-roaring adventure series of ‘Treasure Island’ prequels for fans of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and Flashman
When infamous 'gentleman of fortune' Captain Flint is captured by the Royal Navy and condemned to hang for mutiny and piracy, it seems that the secret location of his buried treasure will die with him. But Flint has an audacious plan to gain command of ship and crew before they reach London and escape the hangman's noose.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 29 August 2010 10:24 |
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Naval Fiction Releases
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Written by Alaric Bond
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Tuesday, 25 May 2010 00:00 |
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 Author Alaric Bond's latest novel True Colours is now available for purchase or order in paperback worldwide.
1797. The Royal Navy is immobilised by mutiny and the only thing that's standing in the way of an invasion is a commander who is communicating with a fleet that isn't there.
While Great Britain’s major home fleets are immobilised by a vicious mutiny, Adam Duncan, commander of the North Sea Squadron, has to maintain a constant watch over the Dutch coast, where a powerful invasion force is ready to take advantage of Britannia’s weakest moment.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 25 May 2010 11:29 |
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Naval Fiction Releases
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Written by William C. Hammond
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Friday, 23 July 2010 00:00 |
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 Author William C. Hammond has a new novel which is due for release on 15 October 2010, For Love of Country. Originally due for publication by Cumberland House in 2009 the company failed 6 weeks before it's release so this new Naval Institute Press version will be the true 'First Edition'
The Cutler family ship Eagle is captured in the 1780s, a time when America is weak and nations like the Barbary States of North Africa are preying on its commerce. Richard Cutler is sent to negotiate a ransom for his brother Caleb and the crew.
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Last Updated on Friday, 23 July 2010 09:28 |
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Non-Fiction Releases
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Written by Tim McGrath
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Tuesday, 08 June 2010 00:00 |
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 Author Tim McGrath has a new book out which is now available in hardcover,John Barry: An American Hero in the Age of Sail
The man regarded as "the Father of the American Navy" returns to the quarterdeck in John Barry: An American Hero in the Age of Sail, the first comprehensive biography of this legendary officer in generations. Son of a hardscrabble Irish farmer from County Wexford, Barry was sent to sea as a child, arriving in Philadelphia during the restless decade before the American Revolution. Brave and ambitious, he ascended the ratlines to become a successful merchant captain at a young age, commanding the most prestigious ship in the colonies and recording the fastest known day of sail in the century.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 08 June 2010 18:32 |
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Naval Fiction Releases
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Written by Michael Aye
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Wednesday, 26 May 2010 00:00 |
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 Author Michael Aye's latest novel Seahorse is now available for purchase or order in paperback worldwide.
A needful nation calls. Admiral Lord Anthony has just returned from Gabe's wedding and is finally able to relax with Lady Deborah and their new daughter. Then the admiralty's messenger arrives. Lord Anthony has been given command of His Majesties ships in the West Indies.
He and Gabe set sail with a new squadron only to face old enemies, personal tragedies, daring privateers and the French who have signed a alliance with the determined American colonies.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 May 2010 17:29 |
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Non-Fiction Releases
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Written by Maj.-Gen. Sir Howard Douglas
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Monday, 17 May 2010 00:00 |
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 Those of you who read Fortune's Favorite: Sir Charles Douglas and the Breaking of the Line by Christopher J. Valin which was released last year will be interested to know that the original book by Maj.-Gen. Sir Howard Douglas Naval Evolutions: A Memoir last published in 1832 has now been reprinted and is available with an introduction by Valin.
One of the most revolutionary tactics in naval warfare was developed in the 18th Century, and was called "Breaking the Line." The Royal Navy used it to win fleet engagements ranging from the Battle of the Saints, to Trafalgar. But, who developed it?
Years of controversy led to a war of words between supporters of John Clerk of Eldin, Admiral Lord Rodney, and Rodney's captain-of-the fleet, Sir Charles Douglas. In 1832, the latter's son, Sir Howard Douglas, set forth the arguments on behalf of his father in his book Naval Evolutions: A Memoir. He assumed it would be the final word on the matter. It was not.
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Last Updated on Monday, 17 May 2010 02:05 |
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