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. He has taught navigation to yachtsmen and has served as a script adviser for television and films. His books have been translated into nearly two dozen languages.
"The Horatio Hornblower novels of C.S. Forester were among the most
genuinely satisfying novels of the last forty years, and now that
Alexander Kent is patrolling the same sea lanes, the stories are as
good as ever." -- The New York Times
"Kent's descriptions of ships under sail . . . crackle with
realism." -- Library Journal
"All the briny echoes of fictional marine heroes can be heard again
in these rip-rousing tales of naval warfare . . . as the stalwart
Bolitho gains the trust of his crew and admiration of his
superiors." -- The Saturday Evening Post
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