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On a Making Tide

by David Donachie ...

Narrated by Jonathan Keeble ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Nelson
Unabridged

14 hours 51 min

On a Making Tide chronicles the fascinating early years of Horatio Nelson and Emma Lyon. Both determined to rise from obscurity, they set about making their ways through the world with corresponding recklessness and precocious ambition. Nelson enters the Royal Navy at the ae of twelve and is made a post captain at the age of 20 – his reputation as a daring yet benevolent officer secured in the ... Read more

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On a Making Tide chronicles the fascinating early years of Horatio Nelson and Emma Lyon. Both determined to rise from obscurity, they set about making their ways through the world with corresponding recklessness and precocious ambition. Nelson enters the Royal Navy at the ae of twelve and is made a post captain at the age of 20 – his reputation as a daring yet benevolent officer secured in the
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Tested by Fate

by David Donachie ...

Narrated by Andrew Wincott ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Nelson
Unabridged

14 hours 21 min

It's 1784 and Nelson is sent to the Caribbean to enforce the hated Navigation Acts. While there, he marries Franny Nisbet. Ordered next to the Mediterranean, he engages in a string of spectacular naval battles. The ravages of war take their physical toll on Nelson, even as he gains the fame and honour he craves. At the same time, Emma, mistress of Charles Greville, sits as an artist's model. When ... Read more

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It's 1784 and Nelson is sent to the Caribbean to enforce the hated Navigation Acts. While there, he marries Franny Nisbet. Ordered next to the Mediterranean, he engages in a string of spectacular naval battles. The ravages of war take their physical toll on Nelson, even as he gains the fame and honour he craves. At the same time, Emma, mistress of Charles Greville, sits as an artist's model. When
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Breaking the Line

by David Donachie ...

Narrated by Andrew Wincott ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Nelson
Unabridged

12 hours 29 min

Having evacuated the King and Queen of Naples ahead of Napoleon's advancing army, Nelson must now await developments in Sicily. In the meantime, he and Emma savour their passionate affair, and when Nelson travels back to Britain with the Hamiltons, he finds he is the toast of Europe. To the British elite, however, Nelson is a dangerous upstart, and his love for Emma is his weakness. With rising ... Read more

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Having evacuated the King and Queen of Naples ahead of Napoleon's advancing army, Nelson must now await developments in Sicily. In the meantime, he and Emma savour their passionate affair, and when Nelson travels back to Britain with the Hamiltons, he finds he is the toast of Europe. To the British elite, however, Nelson is a dangerous upstart, and his love for Emma is his weakness. With rising
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A Hanging Matter

by David Donachie ...

Narrated by Peter Wickham ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Privateersman Mystery
Unabridged

14 hours 4 min

1794...Returning to England, Harry and James become embroiled in a vicious struggle between rival smugglers played out in the English Channel. Witnesses to a bloody confrontation, they flee to Deal – only to find that, behind its picturesque facade, the town is a haven for traders in contraband, seething with corruption and violence. The Ludlow brothers' search for a well-deserved rest quickly ... Read more

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1794...Returning to England, Harry and James become embroiled in a vicious struggle between rival smugglers played out in the English Channel. Witnesses to a bloody confrontation, they flee to Deal – only to find that, behind its picturesque facade, the town is a haven for traders in contraband, seething with corruption and violence. The Ludlow brothers' search for a well-deserved rest quickly
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A Divided Command

by David Donachie ...

Narrated by Peter Wickham ...

Series Audiobook 10 - John Pearce
Unabridged

8 hours 53 min

Unbeknown to John Pearce, the private letter he is delivering on behalf of the prime minister carries the dismissal of the very man he is sailing to see. The need for a government majority to pursue the war with France means John Pearce must step down as Britain's best sailor, regretfully relinquishing the position to the incompetent Admiral Hotham. Hotham is equally less than pleased about John ... Read more

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Unbeknown to John Pearce, the private letter he is delivering on behalf of the prime minister carries the dismissal of the very man he is sailing to see. The need for a government majority to pursue the war with France means John Pearce must step down as Britain's best sailor, regretfully relinquishing the position to the incompetent Admiral Hotham. Hotham is equally less than pleased about John
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The Devil to Pay

by David Donachie ...

Narrated by Peter Wickham ...

Series Audiobook 11 - John Pearce
Unabridged

9 hours 15 min

Stuck in Palermo harbour, the headstrong Lieutenant John Pearce and his trusty Pelicans must repair the battle-damaged HMS Larcher with only meagre funds to do so. Sailing into danger, they encounter enemies. Pearce has no option but to run until, trapped in an Italian bay, he is forced to abandon his ship. Pearce must face a court martial for his actions but his troubles are only just beginning. ... Read more

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Stuck in Palermo harbour, the headstrong Lieutenant John Pearce and his trusty Pelicans must repair the battle-damaged HMS Larcher with only meagre funds to do so. Sailing into danger, they encounter enemies. Pearce has no option but to run until, trapped in an Italian bay, he is forced to abandon his ship. Pearce must face a court martial for his actions but his troubles are only just beginning.
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Lieutenant Fury

A brilliantly engaging and rip-roaring naval adventure set during the French Revolutionary Wars that will keep you hooked!

by G.S. Beard ...

Narrated by Terry Wale ...

Unabridged

11 hours

If you like Hornblower and Sharpe, you will love this all-action nautical page-turner from much loved author G.S.Beard. You'll feel as if you are in the midst of the action!'If you like sea stories, you will enjoy this, and even if you think you don't but enjoy things like Sharpe, it might just convert you' - HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW'Kept me spellbound' -- ***** Reader review'A fun, fast read' -- ... Read more

$14.99 USD

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If you like Hornblower and Sharpe, you will love this all-action nautical page-turner from much loved author G.S.Beard. You'll feel as if you are in the midst of the action!'If you like sea stories, you will enjoy this, and even if you think you don't but enjoy things like Sharpe, it might just convert you' - HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW'Kept me spellbound' -- ***** Reader review'A fun, fast read' --
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Glory in the Name

A Novel of the Confederate Navy

by James L. Nelson ...

Narrated by Bradford Hastings ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Samuel Bowater
Unabridged

18 hours 31 min

April 12, 1861. With one jerk of a lanyard, one shell arching into the sky, years of tension exploded into civil war. And for those men who did not know in which direction their loyalty called them, it was a time for decisions. Such a one was Lieutenant Samuel Bowater, an officer of the United States Navy, a native of Charleston, South Carolina.Hard pressed to abandon the oath he swore to the ... Read more

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April 12, 1861. With one jerk of a lanyard, one shell arching into the sky, years of tension exploded into civil war. And for those men who did not know in which direction their loyalty called them, it was a time for decisions. Such a one was Lieutenant Samuel Bowater, an officer of the United States Navy, a native of Charleston, South Carolina.Hard pressed to abandon the oath he swore to the
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Take, Burn or Destroy

by S. Thomas Russell ...

Narrated by Nick Boulton ...

Series series Charles Hayden
Unabridged

14 hours 20 min

1794, the height of the French Revolution-- Charles Hayden sets off aboard the ill-fated HMS Themis with orders to destroy a French frigate sailing from Le Havre and to gather intelligence from a royalist spy. On discovering French plans for an imminent invasion of England, Hayden must return to Portsmouth to give warning before it' s too late. But the enemy has been lying in wait for him, and so ... Read more

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1794, the height of the French Revolution-- Charles Hayden sets off aboard the ill-fated HMS Themis with orders to destroy a French frigate sailing from Le Havre and to gather intelligence from a royalist spy. On discovering French plans for an imminent invasion of England, Hayden must return to Portsmouth to give warning before it' s too late. But the enemy has been lying in wait for him, and so
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Whose Business is to Die

by Adrian Goldsworthy ...

Narrated by Richard Goulding ...

Series Audiobook 6 - The Napoleonic Wars
Unabridged

13 hours

It's 1811.Wellington has finally driven Napoleon's armies from Portugal, but the cost has been high. Fearing a French counter-attack, the British must rally their tired men and go on the offensive.Lieutenant Hamish Williams of the 106th Foot relishes the call to action. Spurred on by the prospect of at last redeeming himself in the eyes of Jane McAndrews, he hopes for a battlefield promotion.But ... Read more

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It's 1811.Wellington has finally driven Napoleon's armies from Portugal, but the cost has been high. Fearing a French counter-attack, the British must rally their tired men and go on the offensive.Lieutenant Hamish Williams of the 106th Foot relishes the call to action. Spurred on by the prospect of at last redeeming himself in the eyes of Jane McAndrews, he hopes for a battlefield promotion.But
... Read more

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Keane's Company

by Iain Gale ...

Narrated by David Timson ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Captain James Keane
Unabridged

10 hours 28 min

Welcome to James Keane - card sharp and ladies' man - and one of the finest soldiers of Wellington's army.Keane - hot-tempered, a maverick, never quite accepted by his fellow officers - is in trouble for killing his man in a duel: an activity forbidden by Wellington. To avoid court martial, he takes on an unwelcome assignment: to form an ill-assorted bunch of reprobates into an elite unit capable ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Welcome to James Keane - card sharp and ladies' man - and one of the finest soldiers of Wellington's army.Keane - hot-tempered, a maverick, never quite accepted by his fellow officers - is in trouble for killing his man in a duel: an activity forbidden by Wellington. To avoid court martial, he takes on an unwelcome assignment: to form an ill-assorted bunch of reprobates into an elite unit capable
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Run Them Ashore

by Adrian Goldsworthy ...

Narrated by Richard Goulding ...

Series Audiobook 5 - The Napoleonic Wars
Unabridged

15 hours

It's autumn 1810, Napoleon's legions have overrun Spain, and it looks as if Britain is losing the war.Backed by the Royal Navy, the British and their Spanish allies are clinging on to a toe-hold at Cadiz. As the French press ever closer, Lieutenant Williams of His Majesty's 106th Foot joins the Spanish partisans fighting behind enemy lines. Embroiled in the merciless guerrilla war, he soon ... Read more

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It's autumn 1810, Napoleon's legions have overrun Spain, and it looks as if Britain is losing the war.Backed by the Royal Navy, the British and their Spanish allies are clinging on to a toe-hold at Cadiz. As the French press ever closer, Lieutenant Williams of His Majesty's 106th Foot joins the Spanish partisans fighting behind enemy lines. Embroiled in the merciless guerrilla war, he soon
... Read more

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