Heart Of Oak

Onward, a new 38-gun frigate whose first mission is not war but diplomacy, as consort to the French frigate Nautilus. Under the burning sun of North Africa, Bolitho is keenly aware of the envy and ambition among his officers, the troubled, restless spirits of his midshipmen, and the old enemy's proximity.

Mai departe, o noua fregata de 38 de tunuri a carei prima misiune nu este razboiul, ci diplomatia, ca partener al fregatei franceze Nautilus. Sub soarele arzator al Africii de Nord, Bolitho este foarte constient de invidia si ambitia dintre ofiterii sai, de spiritele tulburate si nelinistite ale aspirantilor sai si de apropierea vechiului inamic.