Banners

by Diane Carey

America's untold true A spunky little nation, unprepared and ignored in a world of conflict . . . A mediocre poet from Maryland who could've been President if he'd just said yes . . . and what is he doing on a British truce vessel in the middle of a bombardment? The commandant of a tiny fort who thinks his boring outpost might be important some day . . . A Baltimore widow asked to make a flag as big as her house . . . One day in 1814, these ordinary people would be within five miles of each other, witness to the same stunning event, and they would change history. At a time when the only instant communication over distances was done with signal flags, a country with only 6 warships declares war on a navy with 900 . . . A reckless American privateer captain takes the War of 1812 to the very doorsteps of London . . . A Royal Navy captain is obsessed and humiliated into a acts of revenge . . . A foreign spy known only as the French Jew tries to manipulate them all . . . Banners is the novel that fills the gaps in American history--the details we all think we know, but don't really . . . who are these people, and how did their independent actions turn world politics and warfare upside down?

417 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Diane Carey also wrote the Distress Call 911 young adult series under the name D.L. Carey.

Diane Carey is primarily a science fiction author best known for her work in the Star Trek franchise. She has been the lead-off writer for two Star Trek spin-off book series: Star Trek The Next Generation with Star Trek: Ghost Ship, and the novelization of the Star Trek: Enterprise pilot, Broken Bow.

For more information, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Carey

Reviews

[Monty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good historical fiction set against the background of the War of 1812 in Baltimore. Very good details in regards to privateering and privateer vessels, Captain Tom Boyle of the Chasseur, Francis Scott Key, Dr. William Beanes, Maj. George Armistead of Fort McHenry, etc. Only two or so characters in the novel are fabricated, the rest are historical. Somewhat similar to Jeff Shaara's treatment of history as seen through the major players. Ms. Carey has obviously spent a lot of quality time aboard schooners and other sailing vessels. Her descriptions of sailing, accurate use of terminology, and conditions at sea are on par with Patrick O'Brien. Good details peppering an excellent tale.