Thunder At Dawn

<h2>A heart-pounding First World War naval thriller featuring the rebel Captain Cochrane Smith.</h2><p>1917: After three years the outcome of the Great War is poised on a knife-edge. <b>David Cochrane Smith</b> captain of the armoured cruiser HMS <i>Thunder</i> is patrolling off the coast of South America. But then he attacks and sinks the<i>Gerda</i> a neutral ship in a neutral port. </p><p>Smith already has a reputation as a maverick and now he faces professional ruin. But he is certain he was right that the<i>Gerda</i>was one of two ships masquerading under neutral flags that are in fact supply vessels for the mighty German warships<i>Kondor</i>and<i>Wolf</i>.</p><p>Only an outdated cruiser and a young captain prepared to break all the rules stand in their way...</p><p><i><b>Thunder At Dawn</b></i><b>is an edge-of-the-seat naval adventure that combines thrilling story-telling with meticulous research perfect for readers of Alexander Fullerton Julian Stockwin and Philip McCutchan.</b></p><h3>Praise for Alan Evans</h3>'I think a 21 gun salute is required...Alan Evans has produced a cracking thriller' <i>Daily Mirror</i><p></p><p>'Evans provides a different sea story sustained suspense and vivid battle scenes' <i>Publishers Weekly<i></i></i></p>