Any Approaching Enemy: A Novel of the Napoleonic Wars As the late eighteenth century unfolds, the war between England and revolutionary France reaches a stalemate. With rumors of the French secretly amassing a powerful fleet, the Admiralty dispatches a group of ships under Rear Admiral Horatio Nelson to investigate. However, after a ferocious storm blindsides the squadron, Nelson's flagship and two other ships go missing. Defying direct orders, Captain Charles Edgemont sets out in pursuit of Nelson and the French fleet on a treacherous voyage along the Tuscan coast. Tensions among the crew rise from a simmer to a boil as they navigate through the challenging waters, and Edgemont makes an unexpected discovery in Naples that may compromise his mission. When the French fleet appears off the shores of Egypt, Edgemont is thrown into a crisis of conscience. As circumstances grow dire and require heroic action, the fate of the crucial battle and the course of history lie in his hands. Praise for Any Approaching Enemy: "A thoroughly enjoyable venture into the venue made famous by C. S. Forester [that] evokes the same admiration and sense of adventure [as] the Forester books do.

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