Alexander Kent

December 1773, Falmouth. The young Bolitho looks forward to a family Christmas in Cornwall while the Gorgon is refitted....

It is February 1818, and Adam Bolitho longs for marriage and a safe personal harbour.... 

March 1814. Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho returns to England from several months' rigorous patrolling off the North American coast....

Spring 1792. A troubled peace with France means that even a frigate captain as famous as Richard Bolitho is forced to swallow his pride and visit the Admiralty daily to plead for a ship....

In February, 1806, the frigate carrying Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho drops anchor off the shores of southern Africa. Bolitho's instructions are to assist in hastening the campaign in Africa....

New York, 1777. As the American Revolution rages on the mainland, the British Navy prepares for action at sea....

Plymouth, July 1801: Richard Bolitho's small squadron, still repairing battle scars earned in heavy action at Copenhagen, has been months away from the sea....

January 1782, Portsmouth. His Britannic Majesty's frigate Phalarope is ordered to the assistance of the hard-pressed squadrons in the Caribbean....

Spring 1802. Richard Bolitho is summoned to the Admiralty to receive his orders for a difficult and thankless mission....

April 1797, Falmouth Bay. As France continues her bitter struggle for supremacy on land and sea....