HMS DREADNAUGHT: A John Phillips Novel

War at Sea #5

by Richard Testrake

A Royal Navy officer is offered command of a 64 gun ship-of-the-line in the year 1808. With the enemy building warships in shipyards all around Europe, Britain is straining to keep her enemy Napoleon Bonaparte and his French Navy contained. Bonaparte makes a fatal mistake when he deposes the King and Crown Prince of Spain, his ally. When Spain revolts, our officer, Captain John Phillips, takes his ship to the Iberian Peninsula to combat the French forces and to assist the Spanish and Portuguese people in their revolt against the oppressor.

162 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 30, 2014

Reviews

[Dr Robert Freeman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not the best

Still not sure about Testrake. The level of detail varies and some parts that need explanation get nine whereas others turn into an instruction manual. There was more continuity in this book than the others but it was not it was not the best read.

[Chaplain Stanley Chapin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great sail ship story

I have a real fasantion for stories of this type and this one continued the very detailed and impresive series

[Betsy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not the best book about this time period. It needs more action and less narration. Stick with Alexander Kent or C.S. Forrester for superior Royal Navy novels.