The Brave Captains

by V. A. Stuart

Overview

October 1854: Admidst brutal cannonade and flashing sabers, the Plain of Balaclava thundered to two of the most incredible military maneuvers of all time—the charge of the Heavy and Light Brigades. As the Russian cavalry prepares to launch a full-scale attack to seize Balaclava, the British find themselves in desperate straits. Dangerously outnumbered, they are hoping for reinforcements, but in the meantime they must hold their ground, calling for heroism that will test the courage of even the bravest man. Dodging bursting shells and Russian Cossacks, Hazard proves that the bluejackets fight as well on land as they do at sea.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590130407
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	07/01/2003
Series:	The Phillip Hazard Novels , #2
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	236
Sales rank:	698,797
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.67(d)

About the Author

V. A. Stuart wrote several military fiction series and numerous other novels under various pseudonyms. Her settings span history and the globe, from the Napoleonic Wars of Europe to India under the British Raj. Born in 1914, she was in Burma with the British Fourteenth Army, became a lieutenant, and was decorated with the Burma Star and the Pacific Star.

Editorial Reviews

For historical accuracy, writing verve and skill, and pace of narrative, [Stuart] stands alone.

El Paso Times

The redoubtable Commander Hazard has won a permanent place in historical fiction and he places his author in the foremost ranks of the writers in this field.

Yorkshire Gazette and Herald

Stuart tells a story so well, with such convincing detail, that Phillip Hazard may stand on the same proud deck as Horatio Hornblower.

Ships Monthly

The author's command of the smallest detail of the period is impressive. A historical novel of scholarship.

Yorkshire Post

"The author's command of the smallest detail of the period is impressive. A historical novel of scholarship."  —Yorkshire Post

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