Graham J. Parry Books in Order

In 1940, Richard Thorburn takes command of the new destroyer HMS Brackendale as Britain faces invasion. Fighting in the English Channel and leading a clandestine operation in enemy waters test his crew’s courage, endurance, and loyalty.

As Allied forces land in Normandy in June 1944, Sergeant Chuck Rivers and destroyer commander Richard Thorburn face the confusion of close combat. Their struggles on land and at sea reveal the personal cost of the battle for survival.

With security services overstretched by terrorist attacks, officials turn to maverick operative Mike Bowman as their last resort. Russian intelligence assassins are already moving, and an uncertain partnership with a woman complicates his pursuit of a dangerous mission.

In 1942, a new threat strains a Royal Navy already spread across distant oceans. Richard Thorburn and the small destroyer HMS Brackendale answer the Admiralty’s call, returning to combat as coastal forces face demands beyond their limited resources.

In September 1944, Lieutenant Commander Richard Thorburn takes the aging destroyer HMS Brackendale back into hostile waters. As Allied armies advance in Europe, he and his crew face a naval war that remains dangerous and unfinished.

In 1941, Richard Thorburn commands HMS Brackendale as the Royal Navy struggles against German power at sea. Repeated missions and sudden calls to battle test his courage, judgment, and compassion toward the men under his command.

Twenty-four British paratroopers embark on a mission behind enemy lines in June 1944. Confronted by an elite German force, Major Paul Wingham’s men find themselves isolated, outnumbered, and short of ammunition as they fight to survive.

Richard Thorburn is ordered to lead a temporary reinforcement of the English Channel in June 1943. Warnings of sustained enemy attacks turn a supposedly brief assignment into the prospect of an exhausting struggle for his small destroyer flotilla.