Synopses & Reviews
As witness to a mutiny and participant in the subsequent court martial, Acting First Lieutenant Richard Delancey devises an original legal defense to help free a fellow officer falsely accused. At the same time, to his chagrin, he misses the general promotion of all in his rank after the victory at Camperdown when his captain bypasses him for the man he replaced. Mollified by appointment to an anomalous command aboard the fireship Spitfire, Delancey uses this unlikely opportunity to best effect to secure the promotion he was denied.
Review
"Authentic naval adventure. . . full of action." —The Sunday Times of London
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"The sharp tang of powder and tar and salty sea along with the boom of the cannon and shouts of men in battle." —Dallas Morning News
Synopsis
The Nore and Spithead mutinies intervene to upset the course of Delancey's career. He devises an original legal defense in the court martial of a fellow officer accused of murder, and acquits himself well, but falls afoul of the naval establishment and is passed over in the general promotion of all in his rank.
Synopsis
Having obtained a position on the Glatton, Richard Delancey is soon to see action in the Battle of Camperdown. But the Nore and Spithead mutinies intervene to upset the course of his career.
About the Author
Cyril Northcote Parkinson pursued a distinguished academic career on both sides of the Atlantic and first became famous for "Parkinson's Law"work expands to fill the time allotted to it. Parkinson wrote many books on British politics and economics. His first fictional effort, a "biography" of Horatio Hornblower, met with considerable acclaim and led to the Delancey series. C. Northcote Parkinson died in 1993.