Philip K. Allan

Pipes is off to find the French and their new Spanish allies for Admiral Nelson. Napoleon is waiting for his navy to protect the Channel for his invasion of England. Lots of geography and action, as per usual, in this quite good series.

Another good book in this fine series, And, it is very early in WW2.

Another good entry in this quite good series. Sent off to India on a diplomatic "show the flag" mission, Pipes manages to find The French Navy to fight. Allan again takes a little-known skein of history and turns it into an enjoyable story. If he hurries, he might fit another book or mission before Waterloo put Napolean out of business.

Very credible historical naval fiction

This is the 2nd of the Alexander Clay novels in the series. I enjoyed both for their characterisation, plotting and pace. Clay is cut from the same bolts of cloth as protagonists such as Richard Bolitho and Hornblower but more than mere copy; Allan writes well and has - as least so far as this reader can judge it - captured well the tone and moral imperatives of his late 18th century world.