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Its 1794 the height of the French Revolution. Charles Hayden sets off aboard the ill-fated HMS Themis with orders to destroy a French frigate sailing from Le Havre & to gather intelligence from a royalist spy. On discovering French plans for an imminent invasion of England Hayden must return to Portsmouth to give warning before its too late. But the enemy have been lying in wait for him & so begins a dangerous chase out into the Atlantic & into the clutches of a powerful French squadron. After a failed attempt to masquerade as French sailors Hayden & his officers are taken prisoner. A shipwreck following a storm & a case of mistaken identity befall Hayden & his men as they try in desperation to escape in order to warn the Lords of the Admiralty. Failure will mean the invasion of England
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The Ship Craft series provides in-depth information about building & modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class highlighting differences between sister-ships & changes in their appearance over their careers. This

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Ship Of War

A Ship of War is a stunning new maritime adventure from Top Ten bestselling author Sean Thomas Russell following the great success of A Battle Won and Under Enemy Colours. For fans of Bernard Cornwell and Patrick O'Brian A Ship of War is the third instalment in the electrifying historical series of Charles Hayden and the Themis. 'Hayden kept his eye fixed upon the chasing ship...The screech of an iron ball passed narrowly by. There was no room now for error' 1794. As the terror rages in France Captain Charles Hayden leaves Plymouth with orders to gather intelligence from a spy off the Le Havre coast. But the enemy lies in wait. In the foulest of weather Hayden's seamanship is tested to the limit and a terrifying cat and mouse chase begins. Faced with a powerful French squadron Hayden knows
he must elude capture at any cost. In his possession are details of an imminent attack on British soil which must be delivered before all is lost.Ahead lie shipwrecks storms battles and dramatic escapes - and at the centre of it all the courage and heroism of a lone captain...A Ship of War is the brilliant third tale in the epic maritime adventures of Charles Hayden. A masterpiece already rivalling the stories of Bernard Cornwell and Patrick O'Brian. Praise for Sean Thomas Russell: An unqualified seal of approval. This is gloriously readable stuff". (The Bookseller). "Russell's encyclopaedic command of nautical lore joined to his rare ability to spin a ripping yarn combine to place the reader right in the middle of the action of which there is plenty". (Neal Stephenson (author)).
"Well-written plenty of adventure.. .places the reader in the midst of the action of battle". (Marine Society). Sean Thomas Russell is a lifelong sailor whose passion for the sea - and his love of nautical history - inspired the adventures of Charles Hayden. A Ship of War follows bestsellers A Battle Won and Under Enemy Colours. Sean lives on Vancouver Island."
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A Ship of War is a stunning new maritime adventure from Top Ten bestselling author Sean Thomas Russell following the great success of A Battle Won & Under Enemy Colours. For fans of Bernard Cornwell & Patrick O' Brian A Ship of War is the third instalment in the electrifying historical series of Charles Hayden & the Themis. ' Hayden kept his eye fixed upon the chasing ship... The screech of an iron ball passed narrowly by. There was no room now for error' 1794. As the terror rages in France Captain Charles Hayden leaves Plymouth with orders to gather intelligence from a spy off the Le Havre coast. But the enemy lies in wait. In the foulest of weather Hayden's seamanship is tested to the limit & a terrifying cat & mouse chase begins. Faced with a powerful French squadron Hayden knows he must elude capture at any cost. In his possession are details of an imminent attack on British soil which must be delivered before all is lost. Ahead lie shipwrecks storms battles & dramatic escapes
- & at the centre of it all the courage & heroism of a lone captain...A Ship of War is the brilliant third tale in the epic maritime adventures of Charles Hayden. A masterpiece already rivalling the stories of Bernard Cornwell & Patrick O' Brian. Praise for Sean Thomas Russell: An unqualified seal of approval. This is gloriously readable stuff". (The Bookseller). " Russell's encyclopaedic command of nautical lore joined to his rare ability to spin a ripping yarn combine to place the reader right in the middle of the action of which there is plenty". (Neal Stephenson (author)). " Well-written plenty of adventure.. .places the reader in the midst of the action of battle". (Marine Society). Sean Thomas Russell is a lifelong sailor whose passion for the sea
- & his love of nautical history
- inspired the adventures of Charles Hayden. A Ship of War follows bestsellers A Battle Won & Under Enemy Colours. Sean lives on Vancouver Isl&."

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