Alexander Kent: 54 books

Summoned to the Admiralty by Sir Edward Pellew, Captain Adam Bolitho is ordered to sail his 46-gun frigate Unrivalled into African waters to aid His Majesty's campaign against slave-runners. Preoccupied with avenging his uncle Richard's death while confronting an entrenched adversary and the aggressive...

After the war with France has ended in 1818, Captain Adam Bolitho is given command of the newly commissioned frigate Onward and sent to North Africa on a diplomatic mission to accompany the French frigate Nautilus in a show of solidarity. He knows he is lucky—the voyage should be easy; but Adam...

Filled with high-seas intrigue and sharp tensions, this nautical novel takes an intense voyage into the heart of Napoleonic-era Africa. The year is 1819 and Captain Adam Bolitho has been sent on an urgent but risky mission to make a fast passage from Plymouth to Freetown, West Africa, with secret...

Three novels in one! Sixteen-year-old Richard Bolitho joins the British Royal Navy as a young midshipman. Follow his adventures as he undergoes a severe initiation into the dangerous world of the great sailing warships! 1. Richard Bolitho: Midshipman 1772: a young Richard Bolitho joins the 74-gun...

April 1797, Falmouth Bay. As France continues her bitter struggle for supremacy on land and sea, the Royal Navy receives a crippling blow at home: the Great Mutiny. Returning home after eighteen-months' service, Flag Captain Richard Bolitho finds himself at the center of the crisis.

In 1774, Richard Bolitho is a newly appointed Third Lieutenant, joining the 28-gun frigate Destiny. Dispatched on a secret mission, Destiny and her company face the hazards of conspiracy, treason, and piracy. It is amidst the broadside battles and clashes of swords that Bolitho learns to accept his new responsibilities as a King's officer.

Copenhagen, 1800. After seven years of cruel war against France, Britain's long-standing ally, Denmark, suddenly poses a threat. The scene of battle shifts to the Baltic where the British navy encounters the bitter hardship of blockade duty.

March 1806: Napoleon holds Portugal and threatens his old ally Spain. Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho is dispatched once more to the Cape of Good Hope to establish a permanent naval force.

Soon after taking part in the dramatic capture of Martinique in the Caribbean, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho is next despatched to the African coast to gather a flotilla and stop French attacks on British trade routes. But Bolitho must contend with more than Britain's old enemy—he must also face the hatred of his flag captain and betrayal by a man he once counted on as his friend.

As the American Revolution rages on the mainland, the British Navy prepares for action at sea. Against a growing fleet of American and French privateers, the navy must maintain its blockade of Washington's vital military supplies. Caught up in the turmoil, junior officer Richard Bolitho finds himself...

L’amiral Richard Bolitho regagne l’Angleterre après plusieurs mois d’une campagne éprouvante au large des côtes américaines. La guerre avec les États-Unis n’est pas encore finie, cependant la nouvelle de la défaite de Napoléon puis celle de son abdication ont frappé de stupeur la marine...

Si le traité d’Amiens de 1802, plutôt favorable à Napoléon, oblige la Navy à rendre à la France l’îlot stratégique de San Felipe qui commande le détroit séparant Cuba de Saint-Domingue, tout le monde sur place n’est pas prêt, loin de là, à accepter ces accords passés en Europe....

Mars 1808. La guerre s'étend en Europe. Napoléon, après le Portugal, menace l'Espagne, son vieil allié. Les caisses de la Royal Navy sont vides. Tourmenté par la peur de devenir aveugle, sir Richard Bolito reçoit l'ordre de se rendre au Cap de Bonne-Espérance afin d'y établir une force...

Automne 1805. Nelson s'apprête à tendre aux Français un piège fatidique au large du cap Trafalgar... Si Bolitho n’y est pas, il n’est pas pour autant hors du coup. On signale en Méditerranée la présence d'une escadre espagnole toute prête à secourir la flotte de Napoléon, coincée à...