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George Abercrombie Fox has risen from a childhood as a powder monkey to become a hardened Royal Navy lieutenant. In wartime service, his ruthless ambition and seamanship are tested by violence, discipline, and the struggle to survive.

Penniless Lieutenant George Abercrombie Fox sees captured enemy ships as his best chance of advancement. Tired of blockade duty and years without promotion, he pursues action and prize money despite the deadly cost of naval warfare.

During the siege of Acre in 1799, George Abercrombie Fox joins the British and Turkish struggle against Napoleon's forces. His role in the fighting puts both his ambitions and his survival at risk amid a desperate campaign.

An enemy ship captured in a sharp action promises George Abercrombie Fox a fortune. But the pursuit of treasure leads toward a dangerous coast, treachery, and mounting losses that threaten to turn his opportunity into disaster.

With the Furieuse barely seaworthy and its captain losing control, George Abercrombie Fox must bring ship and crew home before another French attack. His demanding leadership puts him at odds with powerful men as danger closes in.

George Abercrombie Fox considers leaving the navy as his hopes of promotion fade. The discovery of a sinking French merchant ship carrying Turkish harem women offers fresh opportunities, but protecting his passengers complicates his pursuit of wealth.

George Abercrombie Fox faces trial for desertion, with his superiors eager to see him condemned. Crewmen damage a frigate to return and testify for him, risking accusations of mutiny while his future hangs in the balance.

Forced ashore on leave, George Abercrombie Fox finds comfort with Jenny Blane, a woman from his past. An encounter in a gaming room revives another haunting memory, complicating his personal life as he seeks his own naval command.

Eleven-year-old George Abercrombie Fox begins naval life as a powder monkey, enduring beatings and brutal treatment aboard ship. His anger and determination must carry him through harsh discipline, cannon fire, and the struggle to rise through the ranks.

George Abercrombie Fox returns to England expecting his courage to earn command and the affection of Sophy Kintlesham. Frustrated on both fronts, he joins the expedition to Egypt, trading stalled ambitions for another dangerous military campaign.

Newly promoted Commander George Abercrombie Fox must land a spy and his companion on the French coast, then retrieve them with a mysterious passenger. An enemy ambush forces him ashore, where failure could destroy his career.

The Special Strike Force enters the Argentinian mainland to destroy missiles threatening Britain's Falklands Task Force. When its commanding officer is incapacitated, the covert operation begins to unravel, leaving the soldiers exposed deep inside hostile territory.

George Abercrombie Fox receives command of a fireship and a crew of familiar men. His mission requires sailing into a French harbour aboard a burning vessel, holding off resistance long enough to strike a devastating blow.

After fighting in Egypt, George Abercrombie Fox must guard French prisoners led by a colonel who despises him. When the Alkon separates from its fleet and a privateer approaches, hostile captives make an already dangerous voyage worse.

George Abercrombie Fox commands a lightly armed transport carrying wounded soldiers from Egypt to England. Encounters with Spanish gunboats and French privateers demand ingenuity from a captain whose vulnerable ship cannot rely on superior numbers or firepower.

The Special Strike Force must distract Argentine troops with sabotage while Britain's Task Force approaches. Two injured comrades, Punch and Jack Dexter, remain missing, turning the destructive mission into a race against possible capture by the enemy.

Exhausted after a mission on the Argentine mainland, the Special Strike Force faces an air base on Stonegate Island. Its aircraft threaten the approaching British landings, but the island conceals dangers beyond those the soldiers expect.

A reconnaissance patrol lands on West Falkland to assess beaches for the British Task Force. Expecting little resistance, the soldiers instead find enemy troops, with one man concussed and another captured as their routine assignment collapses.

As British troops prepare to retake the Falkland Islands, the Special Strike Force moves into the fighting. Previous raids behind Argentine lines have tested the soldiers, but the coming landings bring new demands and immediate danger.

Clearing enemy forces from the hills before the assault on Port Stanley, the Special Strike Force discovers five hidden Exocet missiles. Destroying them becomes urgent, but guns, wire, and mines protect the cache from attack.