The Ramage Touch

The Ramage Touch
Author: Dudley Pope
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2001-10-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1590135679

Post Captain Ramage is prowling the Tuscan coast and far from English aid when he encounters a daunting French invasion fleet. As the enemy gathers strength, Ramage must decide how to thwart its actions with only the frigate Calypso and a pair of bomb ketches.

Rebel

Rebel
Author: Kevin H. Siepel
Publisher: Saint Martin's Griffin
Total Pages: 384
Release: 1988-01-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780312015077

Mosby was only 31 when the war ended. Rebel fully explores his long and eventful career: his political battles; his close friendships with former enemies; his association with presidents from Ulysses S. Grant to Theodore Rooseve

Ramage And The Saracens

Ramage And The Saracens
Author: Dudley Pope
Publisher: House of Stratus
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2013-03-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0755124332

Captain Ramage sails to Naples in the frigate Calypso. It is not long after Trafalgar and the last thing he expects is an encounter with two French ships of the line. Adventure follows, as it does when he finally arrives in Naples and is ordered to sail to Sicily where the Saraceni - Barbary Coast pirates - have been attacking the local ports.

Ramage And The Renegades

Ramage And The Renegades
Author: Dudley Pope
Publisher: House of Stratus
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2013-03-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0755124669

The Treaty of Amiens is signed and Nelson's navy languishes in port. Ramage is at home on half pay and suspects Napoleon will yet break the terms of the Treaty. He is then given secret Admiralty orders to survey a small island off the coast of Brazil. He sails in Calypso, but then encounters more danger than in previous exploits.

Buccaneer

Buccaneer
Author: Dudley Pope
Publisher: House of Stratus
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2013-03-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0755117816

It is the 1650's and Spain considers the Caribbean to be its own private sea. Ned Yorke, a loyal Royalist living in Barbados has a small vessel and hunted by Roundheads and Spaniards is determined on freedom from tyranny. What transpires is a dramatic retelling of events surrounding the capture of Jamaica and the infamous raid on Santiago.

Ramage's Mutiny

Ramage's Mutiny
Author: Dudley Pope
Publisher: House of Stratus
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2013-03-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0755124391

Mutiny and rebellion are rife on board a British ship in the Caribbean. A young British naval officer is chosen to rescue the ship from its Spanish captors - yet this means almost certain death. Lord Ramage soon learns he must resort to almost any means. Will his skill prove a match for the strength of the Spanish attack?

In Gallant Company

In Gallant Company
Author: Alexander Kent
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 315
Release: 1998-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1590132475

As the American Revolution rages on the mainland, the British Navy prepares for action at sea. Against a growing fleet of American and French privateers, the navy must maintain its blockade of Washington's vital military supplies. Caught up in the turmoil, junior officer Richard Bolitho finds himself having to make momentous decisions in the heat of battle—decisions that could affect the lives of many men and, perhaps, even the fate of nations.

Ramage & the Rebels

Ramage & the Rebels
Author: Dudley Pope
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2001-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1590135288

Setting off on a sweep for freebooters in the waters off Jamaica, Ramage and the crew of the Calypso stumble upon a scene of carnage: a sinking British ship, her crew and passengers—men and women alike—ruthlessly murdered at the hands of a French privateer. Supported by his men in a thirst for righteous vengeance, Ramage ferrets out the brigand's name and sets sail to bring him in.

Madam Millie

Madam Millie
Author: Max Evans
Publisher: UNM Press
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2002
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780826327833

Madam Millie contains sordid details and frank language that will make many readers blush. It is unvarnished language, as recorded directly from Millie by Max Evans over a period of almost twenty years. It presents a complete picture of the business of prostitution as it was practiced in the west from the late 1920s to the mid 1970s, told by the most successful madam in the business.