Between Two Flags

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During a miserable, stormy night on the North Atlantic, Lieutenant Lucas Walker is swept overboard in a freak accident. Fortunately, a British warship fishes the twenty-first century U.S. Navy officer out of the turbulent seas. Much to his surprise, and chagrin, Walker soon learns that the shipmates who saved his life are on their way to fight in the Battle of Yorktown—a conflict that took place in the year 1781. Despite his protests, Walker unwillingly experiences the horrors of eighteenth century naval warfare at the Battle of the Capes. Walker soon discovers that King George’s third son, Prince William Henry, a midshipman in the British Navy, is also visiting Cornwallis. Walker becomes involved in a desperate gambit to smuggle the headstrong Prince William across 200 miles of open territory to safety—past American lines and beyond the reach of a ruthless privateer. Walker knows he must save the British monarchy because of an important secret he cannot reveal to anyone—that Prince William is destined one day to be the King of England.