The Cursed Fortress: The Fifth Carlisle & Holbrooke Naval

The Cursed Fortress: The Fifth Carlisle & Holbrooke Naval Adventure (Carlisle and Holbrooke Naval Adventures Book 5)

The French called it La Forteresse Maudite, the Cursed Fortress.

Louisbourg stood at the mouth of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, massive and impregnable, a permanent provocation to the British colonies. It was Canadaâ€™s first line of defence, guarding the approaches to Quebec, from where all New France lay open to invasion. It had to fall before a British fleet could be sent up the St. Lawrence. Otherwise, there would be no resupply and no line of retreat; Canada would become the graveyard of George IIâ€™s navy.

A failed attempt on Louisbourg in 1757 had only stiffened the governmentâ€™s resolve; the Cursed Fortress must fall in 1758.

Captain Carlisleâ€™s frigate joins the blockade of Louisbourg before winterâ€™s icy grip has eased. Battling fog, hail, rain, frost and snow, suffering scurvy and fevers, and with a constant worry about the wife he left behind in Virginia, Carlisle will face his greatest test of leadership and character yet.

The Cursed Fortress is the fifth of the Carlisle & Holbrooke naval adventures. The series follows the two men through the Seven Years War and into the period of turbulent relations between Britain and her American colonies in the 1760s.
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2019-07-17
Format Kindle eBook

The Cursed Fortress: The Fifth Carlisle & Holbrooke Naval Adventure (Carlisle and Holbrooke Naval Adventures Book 5)