Book
Second to None
First published 1999
In June 1815, Britain waits for the outcome of the Waterloo campaign while the Royal Navy begins preparing for peace. Captain Adam Bolitho commands the frigate Unrivalled and watches experienced officers and seamen face discharge from the service that has shaped their lives.
Still mourning Admiral Richard Bolitho, Adam finds that the end of war has not ended rivalry or danger. Enemies concealed behind official cooperation exploit uncertainty within the post-war navy, forcing him to defend his ship and establish an authority no longer supported by the urgency of national conflict.
Patrick O’Brian
21 books
Dudley Pope
24 books
Julian Stockwin
29 books
Dewey Lambdin
25 books
David Donachie
47 books