Only Victor (Richard Bolitho Novels # 18), Vol. 18 »

Alexander Kent, pen name of Douglas Edward Reeman, joined the British Navy at 16, serving on destroyers and small craft during World War II, and eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant. He has taught navigation to yachtsmen and has served as a script adviser for television and films. His books have been translated into nearly two dozen languages.

February 1806. Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho carries the news of Trafalgar to southern Africa, where he is to aid the ground forces in any way he can to retake Cape Town.

Sunday Times

"One of our foremost writers of Naval Fiction."