The Flag Captain

By: Alexander Kent

Narrated by: Michael Jayston

April 1797, Falmouth Bay. As France continues her bitter struggle for supremacy on land and sea, the Royal Navy receives a crippling blow at home: the Great Mutiny. Returning home after eighteen months' continuous service, Flag Captain Richard Bolitho finds himself at the centre of the crisis. And his new commander, it seems, is a man who will brook no interference...

©1971 Alexander Kent (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Just love this series.

Capt Bolitho is brought to life by Alexander Kent. having read the series years ago, i absolutely feel at home and relish listening to the story told by Michael Jayston.

Great story

Great series to listen to. Better if all the books were available. But the story is a great series to follow.

Fighting the French

This series is written by Alexander Kent a pseudonym of Douglas Deeman, who is a well known writer of Royal Navy stories from 1700 to the 1940’s. The series is about Richard Bolitho and I think this is book 11 in the series. Unfortunately I have not read them in order. This story has Richard Bolitho in command of the 100 gun Euryalus (a French build ship, he had captured from the French in a prior book). He is the Flag Captain under a Vice Admiral who is inflexible and rule bound. The story opens with “The Great Mutiny” and Bolitho is asked by mutineers on another ship to plead their case with the Admiral. The leaders are hung and the cruel Captain is but back in charge. They are then off to the Mediterranean to capture a Moor fort, fighting Barbary corsairs, the French fleet with lots of suspense, swashbuckling action and naval tactics. Some general information about the Royal Navy of the day is given and the general feel of life in the RN in the 1790 is provided. I feel the books are not as well written as those of Patrick O’Brien or C. S. Forester but if you enjoy a good sailing story of the Royal Navy fighting the French you will enjoy this series. Michael Jayston does an excellent job narrating the story.

Bolitho never disappoints

Solid story with Jayston’s reading means good entertainment. Highly recommended, as is the whole series. Bolitho never disappoints.

where's the rest?

this is book thirteen.... the next book goes to book 17.... where is the rest???? that's very upsetting.
love the stories but not the whole series is here