The Lion at Sea

A young recruit. A legendary battle. A cataclysmic war. A baptism by fire... Kelly Maguire knew from a young age that he could accomplish great things. As World War I begins, Kelly enlists in the Royal Navy, hoping to win both the war and glory. But from the barbarous battles of Gallipoli to the nightmarish action of Antwerp, Kelly learns the trials a soldier must face: trials that will forge him into a man. As the epic battle of Jutland approaches, everything is at stake.

Kelly’s early service is placed within the global naval and amphibious campaigns of the First World War. The book links individual ambition to the Royal Navy’s changing responsibilities, from expeditionary operations to fleet warfare in the North Sea.