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Douglas Reeman

    15 de octubre de 1924 – 23 de enero de 2017

    Douglas Edward Reeman, escribiendo como Alexander Kent, crea apasionante ficción histórica centrada en la Royal Navy, principalmente durante las Guerras Napoleónicas y la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Basándose en su propia y extensa experiencia naval, Reeman aporta una profunda autenticidad a sus narrativas de conflictos marítimos y la vida de los marineros. Su narrativa es reconocida por sus vívidas representaciones de la guerra naval y su profunda exploración de la experiencia humana en el mar. Captura magistralmente el espíritu y los desafíos de la vida naval a través de diferentes épocas históricas.

    Douglas Reeman
    The Greatest Enemy
    With Blood and Iron
    The Last Raider
    Enemy in Sight!
    Sunset
    El Saracen
    • Malta 1941. Para la mayoría de la gente, el HMS Saracen es sólo un barco feo y obsoleto con un pasado reciente igualmente desagradable: su último comandante se enfrenta a un consejo de guerra tras bombardear las tropas a las que le habían enviado a proteger. Pero al capitán Richard Chesnaye le trae recuerdos, recuerdos de la Primera Guerra Mundial, cuando él y el viejo buque monitor hicieron la campaña de Gallipoli juntos. Al parecer, comandante y barco están ambos lejos de su mejor momento. Pero cuando la guerra entra en una nueva fase, Chesnaye presiente la posibilidad de un nuevo e importante papel para él y el Saracen.

      El Saracen
    • Sunset

      • 352 páginas
      • 13 horas de lectura

      1941. To the residents and defence forces of the Crown Colony of Hong Kong, the war in Europe remains remote. Even the massive build-up of Japanese forces on the Chinese border cannot dent their carefree optimism. Yet one man suspects the truth. Lieutenant Commander Esmond Brooke, captain of HMS Serpent and a veteran of the cruet Atlantic, sees all too clearly the folly and incompetence of Hong Kong' s colonial administration. But, in war, there will always be some who attempt the impossible, even in the face of death.

      Sunset
    • Enemy in Sight!

      • 320 páginas
      • 12 horas de lectura

      As 1794 draws to a close Richard Bolitho, commanding the old seventy-four-gun ship of the line Hyperion, leaves Plymouth to join a squadron blockading the rising power of Revolutionary France. After six months of repairs his ship is ready to fight again, but her company is mostly raw and untrained. Unfortunately, Bolitho finds himself under a commodore who is no match for the French admiral, Lequiller, whose powerful squadron uses guile and ruthless determination to elude him and vanish into the Atlantic. Hyperion, as part of a small British force, gives chase, the desperate voyage taking them from the Bay of Biscay's squall to the heat of the Caribbean - and for each mile sailed and every battle fought Bolitho finds himself being forced into the ever more demanding role of strategist and squadron commander.

      Enemy in Sight!
    • The Last Raider

      • 384 páginas
      • 14 horas de lectura

      It is December 1917, Germany opens the final, bitter round of the war with a new and deadly weapon in the struggle for the seas -- the Vulcan sails from Kiel Harbour. To all appearances she is a harmless merchant vessel. But her peaceful lines conceal a merciless firepower; guns, mines and torpedoes that can be brought into play instantly. The Vulcan is a commerce raider. And under crack commander Felix von Steiger her mission is to bring chaos to the seaways.

      The Last Raider
    • With Blood and Iron

      • 288 páginas
      • 11 horas de lectura

      Set against the backdrop of January 1944, the story follows Rudolf Steiger, a legendary U-boat commander grappling with the shifting tides of war. As he leads the U-boat flotilla Meteor into perilous Atlantic waters, he confronts not only external enemies but also his inner turmoil and doubts about Germany's fate. Steiger's journey explores themes of honor, duty, and the haunting possibility of a heroic death as he navigates the harsh realities of warfare and his own psyche.

      With Blood and Iron
    • The Greatest Enemy

      an all-guns-blazing tale of naval warfare from Douglas Reeman, the all-time bestselling master storyteller of the sea

      • 320 páginas
      • 12 horas de lectura

      The author brings his extensive naval experience from convoy duty in the Atlantic, Arctic, and North Sea to life in his storytelling. With a prolific output exceeding thirty novels, he also captivates readers with over twenty historical novels featuring the character Richard Bolitho, written under the pseudonym Alexander Kent. His works reflect a deep understanding of naval history and adventure, appealing to fans of maritime fiction.

      The Greatest Enemy
    • Command a King's Ship

      • 320 páginas
      • 12 horas de lectura

      It is 1784, and His Majesty's frigate "Undine" sets sail from Spithead for India. Europe may be at peace, but in colonial waters the promises of statesmen count for little and the bloody struggle for supremacy goes on. Richard Bolitho undertakes a task that would be better handled by a squadron.

      Command a King's Ship
    • The Horizon

      • 384 páginas
      • 14 horas de lectura

      Three generations of Blackwoods have served the Royal Marines with distinction. Now it is the turn of young Jonathan Blackwood to take up arms. In 1915, he fights from the sea, supported by the Royal Navy in the battlefields of the Dardanelles and Gallipoli, helpless to save either himself or his men. Two years later in Flandrs, Blackwood finds that Hell can get worse as he and his men fight on the horrific Western Front

      The Horizon
    • Path of the Storm

      • 320 páginas
      • 12 horas de lectura

      Set in 1960s Hong Kong, the story follows Captain Mark Gunnar aboard the USS Hibiscus, which is being refitted before its handover to the Nationalist Chinese. Haunted by past torture from Viet Cong guerillas, Gunnar sees his new command as an opportunity for revenge. However, the reality of the desolate island group Payenhau challenges his expectations, leading to a worsening crisis that forces him to confront his demons alone as the situation spirals out of control.

      Path of the Storm
    • To Glory We Steer

      • 384 páginas
      • 14 horas de lectura

      H.M.S. Phalarope is ordered to the Caribbean but the most deadly enemy is already aboard her. January 1782, Portsmouth: His Britannic Majesty's frigate Phalarope is ordered to the assistance of the hard-pressed squadrons in the Carribean. Aboard is her new commander — Richard Bolitho. To all appearances the Phalarope is everything a young captain could wish for. But beneath the surface she is a deeply unhappy ship — her wardroom torn by petty greed and ambition, her deckhands driven to near-mutiny by senseless ill-treatment…

      To Glory We Steer