Sir Gervaise Oakes and Richard Bluewater have served together for decades, but in 1745, with the Stuart pretender in arms, Bluewater’s sympathies lie with the Jacobites. Ashore, a disputed inheritance at Wychecombe draws in a young American-born officer, and at sea the two admirals face the French and each other’s consciences.
Cooper’s most ambitious fleet novel, celebrated for its battle scenes. Download the free EPUB.