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Hong Kong, 1960s: The old submarine-chaser USS Hibiscus, refitting
in a Hong Kong dockyard before being handed over to the Nationalist
Chinese, is suddenly ordered to the desolate island group of
Payenhau. For Captain Mark Gunnar, who is driven by the memory of
his torture at the hands of Viet Cong guerillas, the new command is
a chance to even the score against a ruthless, unrelenting enemy.
But Payenhau is very different from his expectations, and as the
weather worsens, a crisis develops that Gunnar must face alone.
March 1967: HMS Temeraire is Britain's latest and most advanced
nuclear submarine. But when the Temeraire's trials are cut short
and she is ordered to the Far East to reinforce the British fleet
against a threat from Red China, Captain David Jermain knows that
this is no routine exercise in flag-waving. And once in Asian
waters, he and his submarine find themselves involved in a hidden,
undeclared conflict beneath the sea. While the politicians on land
haggle over a situation that could hold the seeds of a full-scale
war, Commander Jermain must keep his faith in himself and in his
new ship's potential--even when ordered to take the Temeraire to
the edge of a catastrophe.
Readers of Clive Cussler, Bernard Cornwell and Wilbur Smith will
love this gripping, spell-binding and unputdownable WW2 historical
adventure full of vivid battle scenes and masterful
characterisation from multi-million copy bestselling author Douglas
Reeman. Guaranteed to have you hooked from page one... 'One of our
foremost writers of naval fiction' -- Sunday Times 'A wonderfully
entertaining book' -- ***** Reader review 'Another brilliant story
from the master of sea battles, I thoroughly enjoyed this book from
start to finish' -- ***** Reader review 'Well-paced & difficult
to put down' -- ***** Reader review 'Highly rated indeed.
Excellent!' -- ***** Reader review
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1941: the S.S. Benbecula is already old when she is turned into an
armed merchant cruiser,. Yet even she is needed to protect the
vital Atlantic sea lanes. Commander Lindsay, her new captain, has
to work desperately to mould the ship's company - raw recruits and
old timers - into a fighting force. And better than anyone, Lindsay
knows this could be his last command, his last chance...
This compelling nautical adventure from multi-million copy
bestselling author Douglas Reeman will have readers of Clive
Cussler, Bernard Cornwell and Wilbur Smith gripped with its
expertly combined characterisation and vivid battle scenes. You'll
feel like you are on the bridge yourself...! 'One of our foremost
writers of naval fiction' -- Sunday Times 'I could not put it down.
I enjoyed every single page of this seafaring tale.' -- *****
Reader review 'Enthralling - just had to keep reading to the end'
-- ***** Reader review 'A cracking read' -- ***** Reader review
'Exceptional' -- ***** Reader review 'Nail biting to the end' --
***** Reader review
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Twenty-five years ago, HMS Terrapin was part of a crack
hunter-killer group in the Battle of the Atlantic. Now she is
working out her last commission in the Gulf of Thailand. To
Lieutenant-Commander Standish, the frigate seems to mark the end of
his hopes of a career in the Navy. Then a new captain arrives, a
man driven by an old-fashioned, almost obsessive patriotism. And
under his stubborn leadership, Standish and the crew discover a
long-forgotten unity of purpose... She was one of the deadliest
ships of the war. Her greatest heroics may still lie ahead.
Memories are short on HMS Royston - they have to be. As mother ship
to a battered, war-torn bunch of MTBs she must carry out her vital
role whatever the conditions, whatever the risk. Sub-Lieutenant
Royce is newly assigned to MTB 1991, joining a crew already
seasoned by death and fear. Now with only three months'
sea-experience behind him, Royce must learn the job the hard way -
in the tough school of combat. ______________________________ A
classic tale of naval warfare from Douglas Reeman, the all-time
bestselling master of naval fiction, who served with the Royal Navy
on convoy duty in the Atlantic, the Arctic and the North Sea. He
has written dozens of naval books under his own name and the
pseudonym Alexander Kent, including the famous Richard Bolitho
books set during the Napoleonic Wars.
If you like nail-biting tension, all-guns-blazing action and
high-octane drama, then this historical adventure novel from
multi-million copy bestselling author Douglas Reeman is perfect for
you. Fans of Clive Cussler, Bernard Cornwell and Wilbur Smith will
not be disappointed. 'One of our foremost writers of naval fiction'
- Sunday Times 'A terrific nautical yarn from one of the best Naval
authors' -- ***** Reader review 'Another romping good yarn by my
favourite author. The only trouble is when I start reading, its
hard to put it down :-)' -- ***** Reader review 'A must read' --
***** Reader review
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The Allies are poised for the invasion of Italy. Yet the Germans
hold a vital card: a floating dock - the only one in the Adriatic
large enough to take a major warship. Moored at a small port near
Rimini, it is exposed, vulnerable. It must be destroyed before the
Germans can tow it to a safer harbour. Air, surface and
conventional submarine attacks are out of the question. Only one
team can do the job and still stand a chance of surviving - the
crew of HM Midget Submarine XE 51...
They were the men and women of the Royal Navy's Special Operations units... Carrying out lightening raids on hostile coasts, they became a navy within a navy - each hand picked for their individual skills, and all of them courageous. Against the backdrop of World War II they per- formed their small but deadly operations - living often beyond hope, sometimes beyond mercy. This is the dramatic story of a handful of such people...THE VOLUNTEERS
INDO-CHINA 1941Cruising somewhere off Saigon is the world's largest and most dangerous submarine - the French SoufriFre. A rich prize for the enemy, the British navy must capture her for themselves before she is used against them.For Commander Robert Ainslie, it represents the greatest challenge of his career. He must take the foreign submarine and use her against the enemy in the defence of Singapore . . .
With his own boat, the motor yacht Sea Fox, former naval officer Philip Vivian had hoped to earn a living free from the petty restrictions of everyday life, close to the sea he loved. Now, however, his dream is threatened by financial difficulties. So when a profitable, if legally dubious, proposition is put to him by an old naval comrade in arms, Vivian is willing to listen. But what starts out as a harmless adventure soon turns into something altogether more sinister. And Vivian finds himself trapped in a treacherous web of violence and crime, dangerously torn between his stubborn sense of past loyalties and his duty to a society he has always despised.
HMS Wagtail is a river gunboat, a ship seemingly at the end of her useful life, lying in a Hong Kong dockyard awaiting her last summons to the breakers' yard. Commander Justin Rolfe is also seemingly at the end of his useful naval life, an embittered man, brooding and angry from a court-martial verdict. Then the offshore island of Santu is threatened with invasion from the Chinese mainland. The small British community must be brought out and Commander Rolfe and the Wagtail are ordered to the island. The job is regarded with sullen resentment by his crew, but to Rolfe, and even the ship, it is a job that offers the chance of a reprieve and a restoration of self respect.
December 1917: Germany opens the final, bitter round of the war
with a new and deadly weapon in the struggle for the seas. When the
Vulkan sails from Kiel Harbour, to all appearances she is a
harmless merchant vessel. But her peaceful lines conceal a
merciless firepower of guns, mines, and torpedoes that can be
brought into play instantly. For the Vulkan is the last of the
German commerce raiders, tasked with breaking through the British
blockade and then heading west and south to the open seas. And
under crack commander Felix von Steiger, her mission is to bring
chaos to the Allied seaways.
January 1944: On the vast grey waters of the Atlantic, the balance
of power has shifted. For Rudolf Steiger, ace U-boat commander,
there is a new sense of urgency. Dedicated, ruthless, and
fanatical, he has become a legend in his own time, a symbol of
Germany's greatness. But now, as he takes the U-boat flotilla
Meteor out into the bitter winter seas, he faces a new and deadly
enemy--his own nagging doubts about the outcome of the war. And
Steiger is beginning to realize that his destiny may be to court a
heroic death rather than suffer the shame of defeat.
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High Water (Paperback)
Douglas Reeman
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With his motor yacht Sea Fox, former naval officer Philip Vivian
hoped to earn a living free from the petty restrictions of everyday
life, close to the sea he loved. But his dream is threatened by
financial difficulties, and soon he is trapped in a web of violence
and crime, torn between his past loyalties and his duty to a
society he despises.
As the grim years of the Second World War go by, the destruction of
Allied shipping mounts. Out of the terrible loss of men and ships,
the escort carrier is born. They were typically half the length and
a third the displacement of larger fleet carriers. While they were
slower, carried fewer planes, and were less well armed and armored,
escort carriers were cheaper and could be built quickly, which was
their principal advantage. At twenty-six, fighter pilot Tim Rowan,
RNVR, is already a veteran of many campaigns. Now he joins the new,
American-made escort (or "jeep") carrier HMS Growler, the flagship
of a task force protecting Allied convoys sailing the Arctic route
to supply Soviet Russia. The service in the Arctic is harrowing,
and not all of Rowan's adversaries are German. In late 1944,
Growler is transferred to the Indian Ocean and faces the Kamikaze,
experiencing vicious onslaughts.
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Knife Edge (Paperback)
Douglas Reeman
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After the murder of his father, Lieutenant-Colonel Mike Blackwood,
Ross Blackwood finds himself assigned to the Far East, taking on
rebels and illegal-arms dealers in Hong Kong and Malaysia. Along
the way he meets another Blackwood, his cousin Steve, who has made
a life for himself in the Corp, as an explosives expert. The two
Blackwoods uphold the honor of their family and their chosen
profession while negotiating the fallout of Britain's post-colonial
politics.
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For Valour (Paperback)
Douglas Reeman
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Odds are long for the British destroyers assigned to escort vital
northern convoys through the bitter Arctic Sea in the bloodiest
days of WWII. Commander Graham Martineau, still haunted by the loss
of his ship and crew to Nazi destroyers, must take on a new
command: the Tribal Class destroyer Hakka.
The Mediterranean, 1943. Already bloodied in the disastrous retreat
from Burma, Captain Mike Balckwood-Royal Marine Commando and
inheritor of the Balckwood family legacy-goes to Alexandria as part
of an elite unit, poised to strike the first blows against the Nazi
fortress of mainland Europe. Plagued by his own self-doubt, haunted
by his father's war, Balckwood must reach deep within to find the
leadership that will inspire his men to victory
Captain David Blackwood is ordered to Hong Kong and before long, he
and his cousin, Ralf, are embroiled in the Boxer Rebellion. David
is ordered to escort a beautiful German countess on a dangerous
journey up the Hoshun River. In a final stand before the walls of
Tientsin, Blackwood must hold on against a torrent of suicidal
Chinese warriors.
January 1944. On the vast grey waters of the Atlantic the balance
of power has shifted. For Rudolf Steiger, ace U-boat commander,
there is a new sense of urgency. Dedicated, ruthless, fanatical, he
has become a legend in his own time, a symbol of Germany's
greatness. But now, as he takes the U-boat flotilla, Meteor, out
into the bitter winter seas, he faces a new and deadly enemy - his
own nagging doubts about the outcome of the war. Steiger knows that
his destiny may be to court heroic death rather than suffer
ignominious defeat.
Commander Graham Martineau was awarded the Victoria Cross for pressing home an attack against impossible odds. Few survived, and crimson ribbon remains a haunting symbol of the sacrifice of ship and men. Now, a s captain of the crack Tribal Class destroyer H. M. S. Hakka, Martineau must once again call from ordinary seamen the ultimate in courage, and prepare to defend to the death vital convoys to Russia. There is no hiding place in these bitter Arctic seas, where a pitiless enemy await s a fatal rendezvous.
The year: 1943. Now there was to be no more retreat for Britain and her Allies. At last the war was to be carried into enemy territory. And, from captured bases and makeshift harbours in North Africa, The Royal Navy's Special Force was to be the probe and the spearhead of the advance. To this unorthodox war came the corvette H. M. S. Thistle and her commanding officer, John Crispin. Both were veterans, she from the Atlantic, he from the trauma of seeing his last command and her company brutally destroyed. Soon they would be fighting amongst remote Adriatic islands, helping the partisans and guerrillas with whom they had little in common, except an overwhelming common hatred of the enemy who had attacked and destroyed their countries. Ship and crew had to be welded into a single fighting unit. And it had to be done, not in training, but on active duty.
Fans of Clive Cussler, Bernard Cornwell and Wilbur Smith will love
this gripping saga from multi-million copy bestselling author
Douglas Reeman. The second novel in the Blackwood saga, spanning
150 years in the history of a great seafaring family, this
captivating naval adventure at its very best! 'One of our foremost
writers of naval fiction' -- Sunday Times 'Mr Reeman writes with
great knowledge about the sea and those who sail on it' --The Times
'Another romping good yarn by my favourite author' -- ***** Reader
review 'A real page-turner' -- ***** Reader review 'Magnificent!'
-- ***** Reader review 'I was engrossed from start to finish' --
***** Reader review 'Had me hooked' -- ***** Reader review
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1899: The Mandarins in China are becoming troublesome again and
there are rumours that attacks will soon begin on British trade
missions and legations. Captain David Blackwood of the Royal
Marines, is now being packed off to this apparent backwater. But
there are plenty of troubles in store for Blackwood in the shape of
an errant nephew and a beautiful German Countess who insists he
personally escort her up river on a small steamer into the heart of
the country. China is a sleeping tiger that will soon awake when
the Boxer Rebellion erupts into bloody war in 1900. True to their
motto, the Royal marines are the first to land - and the last to
leave.
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