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The White Rajah    by Tom Williams
Price: $6.99 USD. 77570 words. Published by JMS Books LLC  on November 29, 2010. .

When James Brooke finds himself ruling his own country in Victorian Borneo, he starts with the best of intentions. Determined to be an enlightened ruler who brings peace and prosperity to his people, James settles with his lover, John Williamson, in their new Eden. But piracy, racial conflict, and court plotting conspire to destroy all he has achieved.
Forever Leftenant Rundel    by N. Beetham Stark
Price: $4.99 USD. 121880 words. Published on May 23, 2011. .

Benjamin Rundel is second leftenant aboard the Gadfly, which is under the command of the son of an M.P. who has bought his son’s commission. But the young captain is a frustrated actor who is addicted to opium and has no idea of the duties of captain. Ben must face charges of mutiny in order to safeguard the ship as he assumes the captain's duties. This is book 5 of 9 in Stark's Rundel series.
Captain Rundel I - Trafalgar and Beyond    by N. Beetham Stark
Price: $4.99 USD. 131080 words. Published on June 15, 2011. .

Benjamin Rundel serves aboard Lord Nelson’s ship at Trafalgar, attends his funeral, survives the storm afterwards and finally meets his lady love. After a short courtship, he is engaged to her and sets off for the Pacific with orders to evaluate the west coast of America to see if there are resources that England can use when the war ends. After dealing with a mutiny, he returns home.
Captain Rundel II - Give Me a Fair Wind    by N. Beetham Stark
Price: $4.99 USD. 107610 words. Published on June 15, 2011. .

Captain Benjamin Rundel struggles with ship wreckers and the capture of the wrong ship after a peace treaty has been signed. He is sent to the Caribbean with a crew of 'goalies' who want no part of sailing or war. He and his friend, Tom, end up chasing gold in Australia with endless adventures and mighty ice bergs in the Antarctic. Book 7 of 9 in the Rundel series; 1806-1809.
Captain Rundel III - Bend on a Sail and Watch Me Fly    by N. Beetham Stark
Price: $4.99 USD. 115420 words. Published on June 15, 2011. .

In this historical novel of the British Navy in the 1800s, Captain Benjamin Rundel is sent to the White Sea to meet an informant with news on the progress of Napoleon’s army in Russia. When the informant fails to show and brigands waylay him in the night, he has to struggle hundreds of miles overland to his ship which is fast freezing into the White Sea. Book 8 of 9 in the Rundel series.
Admiral Rundel    by N. Beetham Stark
Price: $4.99 USD. 121030 words. Published on June 15, 2011. .

British Port Admiral Benjamin Rundel struggles to maintain his sanity amongst piles of papers and petitioners. He finds a short release by getting command of the ship that takes Napoleon to St. Helena. Ben asks the little emperor some pointed questions at supper, getting some unexpected answers. When he retires, he builds a new life with friends and continues to find adventure on land and at sea.
The Tonga Book — February 1805 – June 1811    by Paul W. Dale
Price: $9.99 USD. 181240 words. Published by Fideli Publishing on July 20, 2011. .

The remarkable adventures of young William Mariner on a voyage around the world and his long sojourn in the islands of Tonga wherein he gives us a full account of the inhabitants of those islands and the conduct of their lives.
HMS Glowworm And HMS Jervis Bay    by Ciamar Price
Price: Free! 3260 words. Published by Ragged Angel Ltd  on September 8, 2011. .

A short introduction to two stories of navy heroism in World War Two. At the start of the war, HMS Glowworm took on the much larger German Battleship Admiral Hipper. HMS Jervis Bay, a converted liner, was the convoy escort for convoy HX84, which was ambushed by the Pocket Battleship Admiral Scheer. Both actions were awarded the Victoria Cross for extreme valour.
A Close Run Thing: The Navy and the Falklands War    by Richard Freeman
Price: $2.99 USD. 13220 words. Published by Matthew Lynn on March 13, 2012. .

This dramatic, enthralling book tells the story of the naval war, and the men and ships who fought it. And it explores the defence issues which it raised then and raises today. At the time the whole operation was hazardous in view of the depleted state of the Fleet. Today it would be impossible.