H. M. S. Cockerel (Alan Lewrie Naval Series #6)

by Dewey Lambdin author of the Alan Lewrie series

Overview

The year is 1793 and after four years spent ashore, the thrill of the high seas awaits Alan Lewrie once more. Finding life as a gentleman farmer and family man oppressive, Lewrie is gratified when Revolutionary France threatens war and the Royal Navy beckons. All does not go smoothly, though, as he soon finds himself aboard the HMS Cockerel dealing with a difficult captain and disgruntled crew. Once in the Mediterranean, he throws caution to the wind and becomes involved with the bewitching Lady Emma Hamilton. When the war escalates, he finds himself at the Battle of Toulon, where he meets a dashing young Napoleon Bonaparte. Outnumbered three to one, Lewrie takes on the French in a desperate bid to help the Royalists escape.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590131312
Publisher:	Mcbooks Press
Publication date:	04/01/2009
Series:	Alan Lewrie Naval Series , #6
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	446
Sales rank:	957,786
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 3.60(d)

About the Author

Dewey Lambdin has been a sailor since 1976 and has also worked as a director, writer, and producer in television and advertising. He is a member of the U.S. Naval Institute, the Cousteau Society, and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and is a Friend of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, England. Besides the Alan Lewrie series, he is also the author of What Lies Buried: A Novel of Old Cape Fear. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

Editorial Reviews

You could get addicted to this series. Easily.

From the Publisher

Stunning naval adventure, reeking of powder and mayhem. I wish I had written this series.

Bernard Cornwell

If Horatio Hornblower is the gentleman’s sailor and Jack Aubrey is the thinking man’s sailor, Lewrie is of and for the working class. Pugnacious and randy, he’s a refreshing sea breeze.

San Jose Mercury News