Honour This Day

by Alexander Kent

Book Overview

September 1804. As England stands alone against France and the fleets of Spain, Vice-Admiral Richard Bolitho sets sail with a new squadron for the Caribbean.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0935526730
• ISBN13: 9780935526738
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: McBooks Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Kent is great!

I had not heard of Alexander Kent until I complained at a book store that they had no copies of Patrick O'Brian's books. The owner said, "Have you read any of Alexander Kent?" I had not, and that began a wonderful new adventure. Kent writes naval stories about the same historical time period as O'Brian, but Kent often has more action scenes, which I thoroughly enjoy. If you like O'Brian, you will love Kent. Prentice Kinser III, D.Min., Author of:Limitless Living, A Guide to Unconventional Spiritual Exploration and Growth

what a story!!

Can you believe there are 29 books in this series? I am now on 19, and will finally be able to get some work done when I finish this adventure. These books are exceptionally well written. Many characters and all tie together well. The stories are written so they are easy to understand and not too short or long (winded). I would recommend these for anyone who has an interest in sea stories. All the men in my family are reading these and truly enjoying them.

Honour This Day

Unwilling to take a desk job at the Admiraltry in london,Vice Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho asks for sea duty,always a frigate captain at heart. He asks for the Hyperion, the first ship of line he had ever commanded. He is still having trouble with his eyes;he is partially blind in his left eye,blinded by sand from a bucket an enemy ball had blown apart. He has difficulty adjusting to staying aloof of the day-to-day running of his ship' He is estranged from his wife,Belinda. Arriving in Antigua in 1804 his orders are to capture a Spanish treasure ship. In Antigua he meets again Catherine Pareja,his love of seven years ago,now married to Viscount Somervell,Inspector General. They find their love has not diminished despite the years of separation. He leads his small fleet to LaGuaira where the Spanish treasure ship laden with gold and silver destined for Spain is harbored. His mission is to capture this prize which Britian sorely needs. After this mission he returns to London where he is ordered to th Mediterranean to intercept and destroy the Spanish fleet which is to join the French to invade England. the sea battles are extremey realistic.This reader had the sense of being there feeling the pain,the chaos,the tension, viewing the carnage.This book is an education of that period of history,the geography of the area involved,the social and political order of the day. It is a lesson in the intricacies of seamanship. It is a model for the management of men. The people are real with the relationsips between the officers and crew, with the ideals of honor, duty and loyalty. The regular characters have become friends to me. This is the 17th book depicting the life of Richard Bolitho. If you haven't read any others, don't miss the opportunity to do so.