Aboard the Hyperion, Richard Bolitho sets sail with an untrained crew for blockade duty off France.
His books have been translated into nearly two dozen languages..
He has taught navigation to yachtsmen and has served as a script adviser for television and films.
About the Author: Alexander Kent, pen name of Douglas Edward Reeman, joined the British Navy at 16, serving on destroyers and small craft during World War II, and eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant.
Unfortunately, his superior, Commodore Mathias Pelham-Martin, is an incompetent egotist whose petty hostilities jeopardize the operation of an entire fleet.
Aboard the Hyperion, Richard Bolitho sets sail with an untrained crew for blockade duty off France
