June 1793

Gibraltar - the gathering might of revolutionary France prepares to engulf Europe in another bloody war. As in the past, Britain will stand or fall by the fighting power of her fleet. For Richard Balitho, the renewal of hostilities means a fresh command and the chance of action after long months of inactivity.

However, his mission to support Lord Hood in the monarchist-inspired occupation of Toulon has gon awry. Bolitho and the crew of the Hyperion are trapped by the French near a dry Mediterranean island. The great ship of the line's battered hull begins to groan as her sails snap in the hot wind...

'One of our foremost writers of naval fiction...authentic, inspiring, well characterised and, finally, moving' - Sunday Times

Small sized book

This book is in a nice but not perfect 2nd hand condition.

07/08/17 SG