It is March 1811, and Admiral Richard Bolitho is once again summoned to London from Cornwall. In defence of an Empire, the Admiralty must quell the unrest in America or face war with those who were once friends.
Kent's popular naval hero returns to England after the capture of Martinique and finds a brief respite in the arms of his mistress, Lady Catherine Somervell. But a new conflict looms, as France forges an alliance with America, threatening British trade routes.
A Richard Bolitho story, and a sequel to "Honour This Day". Four months after the historic victory at Trafalgar, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho drops anchor off the shores of southern Africa. He is brooding over the loss of his old flagship "Hyperion", but a new challenge awaits.
A historical maritime thriller featuring Vice-Admiral Richard Bolitho who is ordered by the king to plan and execute a daring raid on the Spanish Main.
The grim reality of war at close quarters confronts Bolitho and he will be called upon to anticipate the strategies of the French fleet. But the conflict has also taken on a personal note - the vendetta between Bolitho and the French Admiral, Jobert, who once commanded the "Argonaute".
