Tag: France

A Chase Under the Midnight Sun

Hunting the Archangel convoy in 1813 (Long read) Just before midnight on July 19, 1813, at about 71 degrees north latitude, in the Barents Sea, north of Norway’s Cape North, above the Arctic Circle, the midnight sun was low and near the horizon as the United States Navy frigate, USS President, 44 guns,  Commodore John Rodgers, set […]

When the most minor character demands attention

It’s not unusual to discover, while writing a non fiction project, that the most minor of characters deserve their own book and more . This week as part of my own book research I have discovered a forgotten age of fighting sail officer who is likely worth a biography or a novel or even a […]