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Man of War
Book 9 in the Matthew Hervey series.
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1827. Captain Sir Laughton Peto sails towards the eastern Mediterranean with the British fleet as Britain, France and Russia attempt to restrain Ottoman and Egyptian operations against the Greek revolt. The convergence of the allied squadrons at Navarino Bay places his ship on the edge of a naval action that may begin without a formal declaration of war.
In London, Hervey recovers from malaria and wounds sustained in southern Africa while preparing for marriage and a return to duty. Family obligations, divided affections and a military inquiry threaten his reputation just as Peto enters the Battle of Navarino. The novel interweaves a personal crisis ashore with the destructive final major fleet action fought entirely under sail.
