Böcker av Richard Woodman

During the last four years of the Second World War, the Western Allies secured Russian defences against Germany by supplying vital food and arms. This work presents the story of the long-suffering merchant ships without which Russia would almost certainly have fallen to Nazi Germany.

In the tradition of C.S. Forester, ex-sailor Richard Woodman brings history to life in a rousing tale of daring deeds and clashing cutlasses. it is the summer of 1804 and Napoleon is massing his vast army for the invasion of England. His powerful Combined Fleet is preparing to meet Admiral Nelsons British Fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar. In the annals of history this battle completely decimated the Combined Fleet, ranking second in destructiveness only to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater, newly appointed commander of the frigate Antigone, is preparing for battle off the French coast, as part of Admiral Nelsons highly effective blockade. As the fleets draw together, Drinkwater is unprepared for the irregular role destiny deals him when he becomes a prisoner of the French and takes the brunt of the British bombardment in the orlop of an enemy ship.

At one time British ships carried half of world's trade, transporting every conceivable freight from and to all four corners of the globe - and in times of crisis its tremendous merchant fleet has also offered military assistance. This title relates the Merchant Navy's colourful history and brings to life the day-to-day experiences of the seamen.

Furious and bloody: 400 years of shipboard rebellion

*Fact and Fiction are combined to produce a fascinating recreation of a bygone world at war. * The fifth omnibus of a successful adventure series featuring Nathaniel Drinkwater.

* Fact and fiction are combined to produce a fascinating recreation of a bygone world at war. *The first omnibus of a successful adventure series featuring Nathaniel Drinkwater.