Form Line of Battle!
Alexander Kent Audio Book

June 1793, Gibraltar and the gathering might of revolutionary France prepares to engulf Europe in another bloody war. As in the past, Britain will stand or fall by the fighting power of her fleet. For Richard Bolitho, the renewal of hostilities means a fresh command and the chance of action after long months of inactivity. However, his mission to support Lord Hood in the monarchist-inspired occupation has gone awry: Bolitho and the crew of the Hyperion are trapped by the French near a dry Mediterranean island...

During the Second World War, Alexander Kent (the pen name of Douglas Reeman) joined the Navy without hesitation and served in the Battle of the Atlantic and in the campaigns in the Mediterranean and Normandy. A number of his novels are also available as audiobooks.