Halfhyde on the Amazon

Halfhyde Adventure #14

by Philip McCutchan

First U.S. Edition, St. Martin's Press, hardcover with dust jacket with a full number line in pristine brand new condition.This mystery and adventure novel featuring Lieutenant St. Vincent Halfhyde RN a British steamer commander who is sent to the Amazon from Liverpool and his adventures. Events taking place involve the German Emperor who is believed to be establishing a naval base in Brazil from which to harrass British shipping in the event of war. This is the second novel of his new series about convoys, Philip McCutchan.has created a tense and authentic picture of wartime life at sea.

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

aka Robert Conington Galway, Duncan MacNeil

Philip McCutchan (1920-1996) grew up in the naval atmosphere of Portsmouth Dockyard and developed a lifetime's interest in the sea. Military history was an early interest resulting in several fiction books, from amongst his large output, about the British Army and its campaigns, especially in the last 150 years.