Dauntless

<h2>The odds are against Commander Smith in this epic story of battle on the high seas.</h2><p>Autumn 1917: Britain is just about surviving against incessant U-boat attacks but there are mutinies in France a revolution in Russia and stalemate on the Western Front. The Allies must get the upper hand and in London plans are hatched to renew the pressure in the Middle East.</p><b></b><p><b>Commander David Cochrane Smith</b> finds himself on a formidable assignment in the Mediterranean. He is wily experienced and tough but his mission is dangerous and his force is small. With this ramshackle squadron he must elude the U-boats and sink a heavily armed enemy cruiser whose captain is as able and daring as Smith himself. The action is fierce on land and on sea - and the odds are uneven. But this is an assignment designed to test Smith to the utmost and he is determined to succeed...</p><p><b><i>Dauntless</i>is an unputdownable First World War Thriller perfect for fans of David Black Patrick O'Brian and Alexander Fullerton.</b></p><h3>Praise for<i>Dauntless</i></h3><p>'I think a 21 gun salute is required... Alan Evans has produced a cracking thriller' <i>Daily Mirror</i></p>'Evans provides a different sea story sustained suspense and vivid battle scenes' <i>Publishers Weekly</i>