The Valiant Sailors : The Phillip Hazard Novels, No.1 (Stuart, V. a. Phillip Hazard Novels, No. 1.)

Publishers Weekly
"A worthy successor to Hornblower."

Books and Bookmen
"Shades of Forester, already! . . . Vivid characters and the background of authentic naval history give substance to the story."

Book Description
Stuart introduces her eight volume series of naval operations during Crimean War with this book. November 1853: First Lieutenant Phillip Hazard aboard the 300 horsepower 31-gun steam frigate Trojan is dispatched to the Crimea with a large Royal Navy Fleet to deal with the Russian Black Sea fleet and support the conquest of Sevastapol in this exciting and authentic picture of the Crimean War.

From the Publisher
Stuart introduces her eight-volume series of naval operations during the Crimean War with The Valiant Sailors.

About the Author
Under various pseudonyms, V. A. Stuart wrote several series of military fiction and numerous other novels, her settings spanning history and the globe, from the Napoleonic wars of Europe to India under the British Raj. Born in 1914, she was in Burma with the British Fourteenth Army, became a lieutenant, and was decorated with the Burma Star and the Pacific Star. McBooks Press also publishes her Alexander Sheridan Series, set during the Crimean War and the Sepoy rebellions in 1850s India. Under the name William Stuart Long, Stuart wrote the phenomenally popular best-selling multi-volume Australians Saga.


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Sailing beneath the ominous cloud of war between Turkey and Russia, the frigate Trojan is on her way to the Black Sea, carrying on board a mysterious passenger, a young woman whose identity must be concealed by orders of the Admiralty. Although First Lieutenant Phillip Hazard is captivated by the charming young woman, he has a far more pressing concern: the Trojan's captain is a sadistic despot - and quite possibly insane. As the Allies are poised for a major attack on Sebatopol, Hazard must quell the rising tensions on board the Trojan to stave off a disastrous muntiny. This is pure Stuart, with its beautifully executed plot, hard-driving action, and meticulously researched historical detail.


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