"The Captain's Story"

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At the age of thirty-three, Commander Mike Mansfield is the youngest ever `Captain` in the Royal Navy. His first command is the type 42 destroyer, HMS Devonport. The weight of responsibility rests heavily on his shoulders. Does he have what it takes to overcome the doubts and fears of the two hundred and fifty-two officers and men under his command? Can he gain their respect? His estranged wife Gill, a QARNNS nursing officer, is the one true love of his life. After many years in the Service together, she would now like them both to leave The Royal Navy. Navy life is all they have ever known, and she would now like them both to make a fresh start in `Civvy Street.` Maybe even start a family. As if he doesn`t have enough problems, his old enemy from his days as a sixteen-year-old Junior Seaman is never far away. Gordon Bates has only one real pleasure in life; to inflict pain, misery and hurt into the lives of others, especially Mike. Luckily, his best friend Petty Officer Andy Hitchen is usually on hand to help and support him. Their unbreakable bond of friendship was born from the time they joined up together back in 1966. After an unfortunate maritime incident occurs whilst on a NATO exercise, Mike finds himself now facing a court-martial. With his career in tatters and his marriage on the rocks, it seems things can`t get much worse. Then, another fight appears on the horizon. The ruthless ruling Military Junta in Argentina invade The Falkland Islands. HMS Devonport is sent to the South Atlantic as part of a British Task Force, to reclaim them back for Britain. Can Mike rise to the challenges ahead? Does he have the courage within himself to equal the bravery of his crew? Is he prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice to win back The Falkland Islands? Does he have what it takes to help win The Falklands War, and bring his ship and her crew back home safely? Could this be his true destiny?