Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty. Violence must be no part of it. The continual sadism of Defiant's first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence increases.
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship ...
Hornblower and his comrades come under the command of a reve...
The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sa...