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Death Beneath the Waves
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In January 1942, U-124 sets sail toward what are considered to be easy targets—ships paralleling the Eastern Seaboard that have not yet been ...Read Review
Destiny’s Gold (Captain Jane Thorn)
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It’s 1820—trade restrictions in the wake of the War of 1812 have ceased, and Napoleon is safely ensconced on the island of St. ...Read Review
The Conqueror
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Although the novel bears the subtitle “The Thrilling Tale of the King who Mastered the Seas, Rajendra Chola I,” the narrative is told ...Read Review
Fortuna and the Scapegrace: A Dark Comedy South Seas Adventure (The Epic of Didier Rain)
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Didier Rain finds himself in San Francisco in 1850, his clothes in tatters and broke. Discovering a coin, he uses it to pay a ...Read Review
Much Ado About Lewrie (Alan Lewrie Naval Adventures)
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All seems to be going well for Captain Sir Alan Lewrie aboard his ship HMS Vigilance. It’s early in the 19th century, ...Read Review
Erebus: The Story of a Ship
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In 1826, HMS Erebus, a ‘bomb’ vessel strong enough to carry heavy mortars, was built of oak and reinforced with iron. In 1839, having demonstrated ...Read Review
Endeavour: The Ship and the Attitude that Changed the World
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Ranked among ships of historic note—Drake’s Golden Hind, Bligh’s Bounty, Franklin’s Erebus, Titanic—is the Endeavour, in which Lieutenant ...Read Review
A Sea of Gold: Thomas Kydd 21
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Set in 1809, this is the latest in the Thomas Kydd series, with Thomas as the captain of the frigate, HMS Tyger. Wellesley, the ...Read Review
Rough Passage to London: A Sea Captain’s Tale
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Robin Lloyd is famous as an Emmy award-winning television and print journalist who covered the White House during the Reagan and Bush administrations. ...Read Review
A Lawless Place (Contraband Shore)
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The sequel to Donachie’s The Contraband Shore (2017), this novel is set in and around Deal (where the author lives) in 1787. Naval captain ...Read Review