Perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian and C.S.Forester, this is a dramatic and action-packed naval adventure from bestselling author James Nelson full of vim and vigour!"Nelson writes with the eagerness of a young man sailing his first command" -- Patrick O'Brian"First class historical action" - ***** Reader review"Authenticity runs throughout the books, carrying total conviction" - Patrick O'B...

Captain Isaac Biddlecomb, together with his wife and child, is bound for Philadelphia aboard the brig Charlemagne. His orders are to take command of the newly-built frigate Falmouth and take her out to sea before she is taken by General Richard Howe's invading army. Unknown to Biddlecomb, the entire British fleet stands between him and the new nation's capital. Forced to run his beloved brig aground, Biddlecomb comes face to face with his mortal enemy, Lieutenant John Sm...

Bestselling author James Nelson brings us another gripping and absorbing maritime adventure. Perfect for readers of Julian Stockwin, CS Forester and Alexander Kent."It is, by far, the best Civil War novel I've ever read; reeking of battle, duty, heroism and tragedy...a triumph of imagination and good taut writing" -- BERNARD CORNWELL"Authenticity runs throughout the books, carrying total conviction" -- PATRICK O'BRIAN

In this highly unusual role for a lawyer, the author found himself in 1998 having to learn on his feet at a frightening pace as the newly promoted senior legal advisor to the charismatic General Sir Mike Jackson, the commander who led the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps into strife-torn Kosovo the following year to restore some sort of normality in the aftermath of the NATO bombing campaign. A peace deal was finally signed, only for Russia to intervene at the eleventh hour. The author was aske...

The year 1777 is bleak indeed for the cause of American Independence, with the British army twice defeating Washington and taking the capital city of Philadelphia and the Royal Navy sweeping aside the defenses of the Delaware Bay. For Captain Isaac Biddlecomb and the men of the half-built frigate Falmouth, things are direr still. After managing to slip through a British blockade, they find themselves trapped in a desolate harbour on the New Jersey coast and menaced not by the British but b...

This could easily be one of the most significant books you ever read. The author investigates life's most important questions in creative ways, allowing the reader to gain a much greater understanding of the world around them. The book is highly informative, entertaining, and sometimes provocative. The author has conducted extensive research and heavily documented his findings. There are many areas in life where a person can spend 10 years dealing with a problem, or they can spend 10 hours...

Not too far from their sleepy, sun-drenched town nestled on the outskirts of the eastern Oregon desert, three friends—Jim, Marc, and Rick—stumbled upon the adventure of a lifetime! One afternoon, while out searching for gold, they discovered an object so out of place it seemed like a mirage: a sleek, golden spaceship, half-buried in the bank of the trail, abandoned and forgotten. The trio, bound by their shared dreams of adventure and wealth, approached the ship with a mix of awe and trepi...

There's a traitor in their ranks determined to thwart their fight for freedom ... 1775: General George Washington has discovered his store of gunpowder has dwindled to next to nothing. Captain Isaac Biddlecomb is despatched to Bermuda to capture the British gunpowder known to be there. But the plan is a trap, hatched by a traitor among the Patriots. Washington's aide-de-camp Major Edward Fitzgerald is tasked with hunting the traitor down; Biddlecomb meanwhile must work to free his ship and...

One simple mission can have everlasting consequences ... 1776. A fleet of British transport ships are looming off Staten Island, while the remnants of General George Washington's army huddle behind hastily constructed fortifications on Brooklyn Heights. There, Washington is preparing for the final destruction of the Continental army. Captain Isaac Biddlecomb receives a monumental order – to transport to France the most dangerous secret weapon in the country's arsenal: scientist and philoso...

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The American War of Independence is starting in earnest and Captain – and smuggler – Isaac Biddlecomb, pursued by HMS Rose, sacrifices his ship, rather than surrender to the British. Forced to go on the run and disguise himself as a lowly ship's mate on a brig bound for Jamaica, he finds himself captured by the enemy. Can he use his wits to survive a life of servitude under the deranged captain and sadistic crew of the HMS Icarus …?

1776: A decade of simmering tensions is finally coming to the boil. Determined to cast off the chains of British tyranny, the rebel government of Philadelphia has authorised the creation of the United States Navy – a brazen act of American aggression against the greatest maritime power in the world. Captain Isaac Biddlecomb sets sail in the Charlemagne on a daring mission to raid the British store of arms on New Providence Island in the Bahamas. Yet his greatest enemy is an undisciplined c...