Under Enemy Colours (Adventures of Charles Hayden #1) by Sean Thomas Russell

As the streets of Paris are overrun with revolutionary fervour, England prepares for the inevitable war with France. Along the south coast, the Royal Navy readies its fleet and its most capable officers.

Lieutenant Charles Hayden is a man of undeniable ability. The son of an Englishman, his allegiance to the English Crown is beyond dispute. But, with a French mother, and without any influence in the Admiralty, he is seemingly overlooked for his first commission as Master and Commander. Instead, he is posted to an ageing frigate, the Themis, under the command of Captain Josiah Hart, a man known throughout the service as 'Faint Heart'.

When the Themis takes to sea to hunt the enemy, Lieutenant Hayden is immediately caught between a tyrannical captain and a crew pushed to the verge of mutiny. Disaffection turns to violence, and Hayden is wrenchingly torn between honour and duty as the magnificent Royal Navy engages the French in a centuries-old struggle for power.

A sweeping and epic maritime adventure set during the momentous first clashes of the Napoleonic Wars - Under Enemy Colours is a masterpiece in the tradition of Patrick O'Brian and Bernard Cornwell.

Genres: Historical Fiction - Military Fiction - War - Adventure - British Literature
Condition: Good
Published: First published 2007. This edition published in 2008 by Michael Joseph 
Pages: 486
ISBN: 9780718153489
Weight: 645g