Year: 2018 Language: english Author: Philip McCutchan Genre: Fiction Publisher: Lume Books Edition: Kindle Format: EPUB Quality: eBook Pages count: 171 Description: World War Two. The South Atlantic Ocean. Placed in command of the tiny corvette, HM Briar , Donald Cameron is given the unenviable task of blocking a powerful Japanese fleet as the make their way towards the vulnerable Falkland Islands. Briar must blow up the narrow passage at Cape Horn to prevent more Japanese naval attacks on British territory. Given Briar ’s size and lack of resources, this truly is a David vs Goliath mission and Cameron must utilise all his strategic knowledge to achieve the seemingly impossible. Travelling west from Africa, U-boats dog their journey west, and in the Falklands Japanese bombers attack from snow-filled skies. Then, after two enemy cruisers escape the Briar ’s trap, Cameron has a deadly choice: slip away and hide until the Japanese leave or stay and fight — one corvette against powerful, heavily gunned cruisers. With the freezing weather hampering their efforts even further, Cameron’s quickly depleting crew must be willing to risk everything to protect their territory. The odds are against him, but running away is not Cameron’s style … Additional info: First published in as Cameron In Command by St Martin’s Press in 1986. About the author: Philip McCutchan grew up in the naval atmosphere of Portsmouth Dockyard and developed a lifetime's interest in the sea. Military history was an early interest of his, resulting in several fiction books about the British Army and its campaigns, especially in the last 150 years. He served throughout WW II in a variety of ships, including the cruiser Vindictive, the ocean boarding vessel Largs, and the escort carrier Ravager, ending the war as a lieutenant, RNVR. He is author of over 200 books including the Commander Shaw, Simon Shard, Halfhyde, Donald Cameron, John Mason Kemp series.
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In Command (Donald Cameron Naval Thriller Book 8)
Language: english
Author: Philip McCutchan
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: Lume Books
Edition: Kindle
Format: EPUB
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 171
Description: World War Two. The South Atlantic Ocean.
Placed in command of the tiny corvette, HM Briar , Donald Cameron is given the unenviable task of blocking a powerful Japanese fleet as the make their way towards the vulnerable Falkland Islands.
Briar must blow up the narrow passage at Cape Horn to prevent more Japanese naval attacks on British territory.
Given Briar ’s size and lack of resources, this truly is a David vs Goliath mission and Cameron must utilise all his strategic knowledge to achieve the seemingly impossible.
Travelling west from Africa, U-boats dog their journey west, and in the Falklands Japanese bombers attack from snow-filled skies.
Then, after two enemy cruisers escape the Briar ’s trap, Cameron has a deadly choice: slip away and hide until the Japanese leave or stay and fight — one corvette against powerful, heavily gunned cruisers.
With the freezing weather hampering their efforts even further, Cameron’s quickly depleting crew must be willing to risk everything to protect their territory.
The odds are against him, but running away is not Cameron’s style …
Additional info: First published in as Cameron In Command by St Martin’s Press in 1986.
About the author:
Philip McCutchan grew up in the naval atmosphere of Portsmouth Dockyard and developed a lifetime's interest in the sea. Military history was an early interest of his, resulting in several fiction books about the British Army and its campaigns, especially in the last 150 years. He served throughout WW II in a variety of ships, including the cruiser Vindictive, the ocean boarding vessel Largs, and the escort carrier Ravager, ending the war as a lieutenant, RNVR. He is author of over 200 books including the Commander Shaw, Simon Shard, Halfhyde, Donald Cameron, John Mason Kemp series.
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