Favian Markham is a rising young American officer in during the War of 1812. As commander of the small, slow brig Experiment, he must break the British blockade and take his outgunned vessel on a daring raid into the Narrow Seas of England. On his desperate journey he faces duels, rivalries, ambitious politicians, yardarm-to-yardarm combat, and the deadly beauty of a foreign courtesan. Yet his … greatest battle is not with the enemy, but with his own divided nature…
Brig of War (originally published as The Raider) is one of the historical novels with which Walter Jon Williams began his career.
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Did English professional Naval officers really live this way? A number of authors describe this time period & the British navy as this book does.
Hard not to cheer for their successes after all the hardships & deprivations. Better to read and appreciate than to actually endure their lives.