Under Enemy Colors, S. Thomas Russell
Under Enemy Colors, S. Thomas Russell
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Under Enemy Colors

Author: S. Thomas Russell

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 15 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 09/06/2007


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.

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tim The Enchanter on January 07, 2014

My #6 favorite read of 2013 A superb 5 Stars A riotous high seas adventure filled with mutiny, inept leaders, cannons, court marshals and one entertaining half French, half English hero. Many times during the reading of this book I stopped and said to myself "this is a superb!" I wasn't kidding mys......more

Goodreads review by Johnny on September 29, 2008

Is Under Enemy Colors predictable? Yes! Does the protagonist bear significant resemblance to Ramage, Bolitho, Hornblower, Aubrey, and every other hero with a series of adventures in the Age of Fighting Sail? Yes! However, I prefer the writing style to that of O'Brian and place it right up there with......more

Goodreads review by Jim on January 28, 2013

Sean Thomas Russell was born in Toronto, Canada and now resides on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Mr. Russell successfully has joined the ranks of writers of naval fiction. He joins many of my favorite writers in this genre such as C.S. Forester, Alexander Kent and Dudley Pope. His first nove......more

Goodreads review by Ubiquitousbastard on August 30, 2016

I am not a voracious consumer of naval fiction, I will admit that immediately. I know the basic facts of ships, like the location of the bow, stern, bilge...etc. Yeah, so this went just a bit over my head at parts. Luckily, I am not quite so bad with the time period and the ranks in the British navy......more

Goodreads review by Luca on October 20, 2017

Ambientato durante le guerre napoleoniche di fine '700, narra la storia di un ufficiale della Marina reale britannica. Bella e coinvolgente avventura sui mari, molto ben scritto anche se eccede, a mio parere, nell'uso di termini tecnici o in gergo marinaresco, assolutamente sconosciuti ai più.......more