**It's 1808 and Captain Welbeloved R.N., an ex-American loyalist, must form and train a platoon of Royal Marines for special service against the French...**Armed with accurate, breech-loading Furguson rifles, trained to American Indian standards of skirmishing, and dressed in sailcloth dirt-coloured uniforms, their first mission is to rescue two minor Spanish royals from Madrid, preferably before Napoleon returns to invade and put his brother Joseph on the throne.Customer very entertaining novel about the peninsular war against Napoleon! Quite as good as Cornwell’s books! I highly recommend this series!''Great reading and recommended to any lover of the Peninsular war. The author moves the story at a fast pace and retains the interest of the reader at all times.''Good story, well developed characters and plenty of pace and action...'
