A Shred of Honour

<p>In the tradition of Patrick O¿Brian¿s adventure novels and C.S. Forester¿s Horatio Hornblower series, A Shred of Honour is an epic of eighteenth-century warfare that introduces Lieutenant George Markham of His Majesty¿s Royal Marines.</p><p>Irishman, papist, reputed coward: Markham is a man with something to prove. The death of his commander¿killed by a lucky French musket ball to the throat¿provides him with a chance to lead his men to glory.</p><p>But it¿s not that easy. Markham, a foot soldier by training, is no sailor, and he is suddenly left with a band of surly, disgruntled conscripts under his command. The salty marines aboard the frigate Hebe deride his ignorance and undermine his authority. The soldiers from Markham¿s old regiment who have been transferred to the Hebe blame him for the fact that they now must spend their days crammed on a ship.</p><p>Worse, as the winter of 1793 comes, Markham and his troublemaking men must face the expansive terror of Revolutionary France.