Tento autor píše napínavé historické romány z námořního prostředí. Jeho díla se vyznačují detailním popisem života na moři a v bojích, přičemž čtenáře vtahují do dramatických událostí a osudů postav.
Featuring 16 classic papers, this collection showcases the quality and diversity of the Journal's history. It highlights significant contributions to the field of cartography, blending well-known works with lesser-known gems, providing a comprehensive overview for enthusiasts and scholars alike.
The masterful true-crime account of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing that captured the world's attention, and Richard Jewell, the heroic security guard-turned-suspect at the heart of it all.
In this, the long awaited conclusion of Alexander Kent's midshipman trilogy, the new year of 1774 seems to offer Richard Bolitho and his friend Martyn Dancer the culmination of a dream.
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.
Onward, a new 38-gun frigate whose first mission is not war but diplomacy, as consort to the French frigate Nautilus. It is only when Nautilus becomes a sacrificial offering on the altar of empire that every man discovers the brotherhood of the sea is more powerful than the bitter memories of an... číst celé
1942: Die strategische Bedeutung Maltas, von Winston Churchill als "unversenkbarer Flugzeugträger " bezeichnet, war nach dem Sieg Rommels bei El Agheila und dem damit verbundenen Verlust des britischen Luftstützpunktes Cyrenaica für England enorm gewachsen. Doch den Deutschen gelang es, den lebenswichtigen Nachschub auf dem Seeweg nachhaltig zu unterbinden. Zur Durchbrechung der Blockade startete die Royal Navy das Unternehmen "Vigorous"
Antigua 1817Every harbour and estuary is filled with ghostly ships, the famous and the legendary now redundant in the aftermath of the war. In this uneasy peace, Adam Bolitho is fortunate to be offered the seventy-four gun Athena, and as flag captain to Vice-Admiral Sir Graham Bethune once more follows his destiny to the Caribbean.
Eine große Verantwortung drückt auf die Schultern des jungen Captain Adam Bolitho. Unter den Nachkriegsfolgen der postnapoleonischen Zeit leidend, erwartet die Royal Navy von ihm, daß er seinem berühmten Onkel Richard Bolitho, der 1815 als Admiral im Gefecht fiel, an Seemannschaft und Mut in nichts nachsteht. Und deshalb wird er mit der Sondermission beauftragt, dem Spuk der Renegaten, die den englischen Handelsschiffen in der Karibik zusetzen, ein Ende zu bereiten. Eine gefährliche Schattenjagd beginnt…
The collection features three novellas that chronicle Richard Bolitho's formative years in the Royal Navy, including the latest installment, "Band of Brothers." Renowned for vivid depictions of ships at sea and intense 18th-century naval battles, the stories delve into the challenges of leadership amid the chaos of warfare. This omnibus serves as an engaging introduction to the Richard Bolitho series, replacing the previous starting point, "Midshipman Bolitho."
The 26th, and final, Bolitho novel in this phenomenally successful and well-loved series.In this, the long-awaited conclusion of Alexander Kent’s midshipman trilogy, the new year of 1774 seems to offer Richard Bolitho and his friend Martyn Dancer the culmination of a dream. Both have been recommended for promotion, although they have not yet gained the coveted lieutenant’s commission. But a routine passage from Plymouth to Guernsey in an untried schooner becomes, for Bolitho, a passage from midshipman to King’s officer, tempering the promise of the future with the bitter price of maturity.From the Hardcover edition.
