The fifteenth book in the Carlisle & Holbrooke series of naval adventures is now available. It’s titled Old Bahama Straits, which is the name of the channel between the north coast of Cuba and the islands of the Bahamas. It’s an easy passage in the twenty-first century, with the help of satellite navigation, echo sounders and digital charts, but in the eighteenth century it was considered dangerous for substantial vessels, and unthinkable for large groups of ships. Nevertheless, it was attempted by a British naval squadron and an invasion fleet, intent on taking the war to the Spanish Empire in the West Indies. Old Bahama Straits tells the dramatic story of one of the century’s most remarkable feats of navigation, and one of the final acts of the Seven Years War.

Old Bahama Straits features Captain Edward Carlisle in command of the fourth rate ship-of-the-line Dartmouth. Both ship and captain have fought through seven years of war, and each is in need of rest and refit, but there’s none of either to be found when empires clash in the turquoise waters of the Old Bahama Straits.

You’ll also find a true account of a hero of the Spanish Navy whose conduct in the face of overwhelming odds is an inspiration to all military people, regardless of their nationality.

Old Bahama Straits was published yesterday in Kindle and Paperback formats, but it might take a few days to be available in your regional Amazon store.

AUDIO EDITIONS

David Lane Pusey is narrating the whole series, book-by-book, and producing them in audio format. He’s presently working on #10 Nor’west By North which given a fair wind will be available towards the end of the summer. The audio book of Old Bahama Straits will follow in its due sequence.