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1) Ransom
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Lt. David Archer, an officer in the Royal Navy, is hopelessly in love with his shipmate, Lt. William Marshall. When a pirate kidnaps the two men and forces them to survive in close quarters, William and David must admit their true feelings for each other. And as they attempt to escape, they face yet another challenge. Will their love be strong enough to hold them together in a society where love between men is punishable by death?
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John Hanson joined the military because he wanted to serve his country. Lacking a home and family of his own, the idealistic young man longed to be a part of something bigger than himself. He didn't expect to find love in officer's training-so when an assignment took him away from Kevin Kendrick, the love of his life, he sacrificed personal happiness and did his duty. Kevin has made his own sacrifices. Career came first and the impressionable Army...
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From its creation in 1910, the Royal Canadian Navy was marked by political debate over the country's need for a naval service. The Seabound Coast, Volume I of a three-volume official history of the RCN, traces the story of the navy's first three decades, from its beginnings as Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier's tinpot navy of two obsolescent British cruisers to the force of six modern destroyers and four minesweepers with which it began the Second...
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The five volumes that constitute Arthur Marder's From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow represented arguably the finest contribution to the literature of naval history since Alfred Mahan. A. J. P. Taylor wrote that "his naval history has a unique fascination. To unrivalled mastery of sources he adds a gift of simple narrative... He is beyond praise, as he is beyond cavil."
The five volumes were subtitled The Royal Navy in the Fisher Era, 1904—1919...
8) La rançon
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Les Deux hommes portaient l'uniforme d'aspirants de la Royal Navy - le plus âgé était trapu, avec un visage rougeaud ; le plus jeune, mince et livide. Ils se tenaient dos à dos dans une clairière ensoleillée, non loin du port de Plymouth. Chacun d'eux tenait un pistolet dans la main droite. Ni les deux adversaires ni les trois témoins qui les entouraient ne prêtaient attention à la brise tiède ou à la beauté sylvestre de leur environnement....
9) Sail Away
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Sail away once again with Will and Davy in this collection of missing moments from their saga, chronicled in the Royal Navy series.
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Suite de La rançon Série Royal Navy, tome 2. Un vent de Changement 1800. Les lieutenants William Marshall et David Archer, de la frégate HMS la Calypso, sont amants depuis plus d'un an. Conscients qu'ils seraient pendus si leur liaison était découverte, ils ne s'accordent que quelques rares nuits de passion lorsqu'ils sont en congé à terre. Mais rien ne dure éternellement dans la Royal Navy et leur transfert à bord d'un nouveau navire crée...
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At the turn of the 19th century, two sailors will do anything to keep their love. The attraction that David Archer feels for his fellow midshipman William Marshall seems impossible, until desperate circumstances force their emotions to light, in Ransom. After a year spent hiding their feelings, in Winds of Change & Eye of the Storm, traitors and war with France threatens to destroy everything they've worked so hard for. In Home Is the Sailor, a...
12) Battle's Flood
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An adventure on the High Seas... Stannard fights for his life across the stormy Atlantic Captain Jack Stannard showed his worth in the Battle of the Solent. But little did he know how his actions there would change his life forever.
After a lucky escape at sea, he is drawn to Elizabeth I's spymaster Francis Walsingham, who sets Jack on an extraordinary mission to Africa and the Caribbean in company with two unscrupulous sea captains, John Hawkins...
13) Destiny's Tide
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Fight for your country. Fight for your king. Fight for your life... Jack Stannard has spent his whole life at sea, enduring savage beatings from his father and the furious aggression of whip-cracking storms. But a more cruel and dangerous foe is on the horizon.
When Henry VIII dissolves the monasteries and wages war against France and Scotland simultaneously, Jack must take up his family destiny at the head of the Dunwich fleet.
But enemy blades...
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A riveting true life account of a Royal Navy serviceman on board an aircraft carrier.
14th June, 1982: The Argentine government officially surrenders to the British, ending the Falklands War. Six British ships were lost in the conflict, along with 255 British servicemen. Victory was won, but at a cost.
Having emerged from his first experience of combat alive and well, we follow our author while serving on the British Navy aircraft carrier, the HMS...
15) Armada's Wake
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The beacons are lit — the Armada is sighted off the English coast. The thrilling final instalment of the Navy Royal trilogy.
1588: The greatest naval force of its age bears down upon England. As a devastating battle looms, a nation holds its breath.
Jack Stannard, grandson of the original Jack, is stationed on Drake's warship Revenge. His father, Tom, commands his own vessel and even his grandfather is close by. Each must be ready for the greatest...