The crew of H. M. Submarine Rugged are on a high-stakes, high seas mission.Mediterranean, 1942. Britain is at war with Germany.Responsible for protecting British convoys in the Channel in a small Chaser, young Peter Sinclair, R. N., is thrown head-first into the horrors of war.Sent to serve in H. M. Submarine Rugged, defending convoys delivering food and supplies to the besieged island of ...

Mediterranean, 1942. Submariner Peter Sinclair R.N. has been promoted to First Lieutenant, known in the Royal Navy as Jimmy-the-One.Carrying out wartime patrols from Malta with the famous 'Fighting Tenth' Submarine Flotilla, H.M. Submarine Rugged has orders to disrupt Axis supply convoys. Deep in enemy waters, Rugged encounters deadly mines, depth-charges and torpedoes!Hunted down by the remorseless destroyers of the Trapani First Eleven, the crew of Rugged, fast running ou...

Can Peter Sinclair and his men foil a Communist revolt in the Caribbean?Lieutenant Peter Sinclair, RN is recalled to serve with the British Section of the United Nations Naval Security Force.In command of one of Britain's first nuclear-powered submarines, HM Nuclear Submarine Rugged, Sinclair manages to man her with most of his former ship's company, including Able Seaman Bill Hawkins and Lieutenant Hank Jefferson, US Navy.Dispatched to dea...

Sinclair and the crew of H. M. Nuclear Submarine Rugged are in a race against time to prevent a world catastrophe!A Nazi war criminal believed to have been executed years ago is seen very much alive in Hamburg.When Lieutenant Hank Jefferson, U.S. Navy, goes missing, the Admiralty, already troubled by disturbing rumors of Nazi resurgence, know just the man to find him.Lieutenant Peter Sinclair, R.N., in comm...

Mediterranean, 1943. Lurking in the Dodecanese, an unknown terror has been ambushing British submarines.Lieutenant Peter Sinclair, R.N., Captain of H.M. Submarine Rugged and the youngest Commanding Officer with the famous ‘Fighting Tenth’ Submarine Flotilla, sets sail. His mission: to destroy the enemy.In the Turkish city of Istanbul the discovery of a murdered agent reveals a cryptic message; a message which, once deciphered, reveals the existence of an enemy fortress prod...

Peter Sinclair stumbles across a deadly Communist plot!On a routine patrol, H.M. Submarine Searcher strikes an unidentified moving object where no obstruction should have been and sinks to the bottom of the sea.Her Captain, Lieutenant Peter Sinclair, R.N., is court-martialed.Given the chance to clear his name, Sinclair joins H.M.S. Ross, an ocean survey ship, and is put in command of one of her small submersibles. ...

This first part of Volume 1 of three volumes includes hundreds of pages and photographs presenting the richness of Okinawan martial traditions, from the original combatives to those influenced by Chinese and mainland Japanese martial art styles. The variety of topics shown in the table of contents indicate the depth and breath in the chapters, along with the authors who are well-known for their meticulous research and practical skills in specific arts. Each volume will prove enjoyable read...

The novel follows the life and adventures of the titular character, Justin Wingate, who is depicted as a skilled and resilient ranchman. Set against the backdrop of the American frontier, the story likely portrays Justin's experiences as he navigates the rugged landscapes, encounters with outlaws, and interactions with other settlers and Native American tribes.As a ranchman, Justin Wingate is portrayed as someone who embodies the virtues of the American frontier: courage, independence, and...

Justin Wingate, RanchmanByJohn H. Whitson

In 1944 twenty thousand Allied Airborne Special Force troops in five Brigades commanded by Major General Orde Wingate landed behind the Japanese lines in Northern Burma. The Operation was Codenamed Operation Thursday. The Special Force troops were nicknamed ‘Chindits’. Four thousand Nigerian troops fought in the Special Force Brigades as Chindits during Operation Thursday. This book is an account of their operations behind Japanese lines between February and August 1944. The Brigade’s Insi...

**Longlisted for the WINGATE LITERARY PRIZE 2026**A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice | An Electric Literature Best Novel of the Year'Funny, beautifully crafted, rich with insight and wildly gripping.' Andrea Lawlor, author of Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl'Wonderful.' Daily Mail'This stunning debut heralds an author to watch.'

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WINGATE PRIZE 2022'In these wise, capacious, achingly beautiful stories, Omer Friedlander maps the hidden geography of the human heart like a young Chekhov' ANTHONY MARRA'A beautiful debut by a deeply humane writer. Every story is a vivid world unto itself, intensely felt, and often revelatory' NICOLE KRAUSSA divorced con-artist and his young daughter sell empty bottles of 'holy' air to credulous...