Under Enemy Colors - (Adventures of Charles Hayden) by S Thomas Russell (Paperback)

About the Book

At the time of the French Revolution, one of Britains most skillful naval officers, Charles Hayden, is wrenchingly torn between honor and duty, as the magnificent Royal Navy engages the French in a centuries-old struggle for power.

Book Synopsis

Born to an English father and a French mother, lieutenant Charles Saunders Hayden's career is damned by his ?mixed? heritage. Assigned to the HMS Themis, an aging frigate under the command of a captain reviled by his crew for both his brutality towards his men and his cowardice in battle, Hayden is torn between honor and duty, as the British navy engages the French in a centuries-old struggle for power.

Review Quotes

?Fans of Patrick O?Brian's works and other novels in the naval adventure genre will enjoy.?
?"Library Journal"

?Russell's encyclopedic command of nautical lore, joined to his rare ability to spin a ripping yarn, places the reader right in the middle of the action.?

?Neal Stephenson, "New York Times" bestselling author

?Lieutenant Hayden is one of the most compelling and attractive heroes to appear in some time?This nascent series has ample firepower for a long run.?
?Military.com

?First-rate?taut plotting, liberal action.?
?"Publishers Weekly"

?[A] strong naval saga with vivid sea battles, strong characterizations, and a deep sense of time and place.?
?"Midwest Book Review"



Fans of Patrick O Brian s works and other novels in the naval adventure genre will enjoy.
"Library Journal"
Russell s encyclopedic command of nautical lore, joined to his rare ability to spin a ripping yarn, places the reader right in the middle of the action.
Neal Stephenson, "New York Times" bestselling author
Lieutenant Hayden is one of the most compelling and attractive heroes to appear in some time This nascent series has ample firepower for a long run.
Military.com
First-rate taut plotting, liberal action.
"Publishers Weekly"
[A] strong naval saga with vivid sea battles, strong characterizations, and a deep sense of time and place.
"Midwest Book Review"

aFans of Patrick OaBrianas works and other novels in the naval adventure genre will enjoy.a
a"Library Journal"
aRussellas encyclopedic command of nautical lore, joined to his rare ability to spin a ripping yarn, places the reader right in the middle of the action.a
aNeal Stephenson, "New York Times" bestselling author
aLieutenant Hayden is one of the most compelling and attractive heroes to appear in some timea]This nascent series has ample firepower for a long run.a
aMilitary.com
aFirst-ratea]taut plotting, liberal action.a
a"Publishers Weekly"
a[A] strong naval saga with vivid sea battles, strong characterizations, and a deep sense of time and place.a
a"Midwest Book Review"

Before them, Hayden could see the mutineers, armed and stripped to the waist, watching them with a mixture of outrage and dire apprehension. The second French frigate, La Rochelle, was quickly ranging up to a position where she might unload her entire broadside into the Themis, and the mutineers could not have been insensible to it. "Surrender your ship. We know you have less than half a crew. Haul down your colours or we will board." Mutineers on the quarterdeck began a fierce argument. One of the men--Jarvis--broke away from the group and came to the rail. "We are English mutineers," he called through cupped hands, though the distance between the ships could be measured in yards. "We have removed our officers and wish to take our ship into Brest harbour. We wish to join you. Do you understand? Join the revolution...." "Lay down your weapons and we will talk."

About the Author

S. Thomas Russell is a lifelong sailor whose passion for the sea inspired Until the Sea Shall Give Up Her Dead; Take, Burn or Destroy; A Battle Won; and Under Enemy Colors.