Kent, Alexander. In Gallant Company. Reprinted Edition. New York, McBooks Press, 1998. Octavo. 319 pages. Original Softcover. As new condition with only minor signs of external wear. The Bolitho novels are a series of nautical war novels written by Douglas Reeman (using the pseudonym Alexander Kent). They focus on the military careers of Richard Bolitho and Adam Bolitho in the Royal Navy, from the time of the American Revolution past the Napoleonic Era. The name Bolitho is a common Cornish surname, but Reeman says that he borrowed the name Richard Bolitho from a real person, a distinguished old chap he had met in the Channel Islands when he sailed his boat there. Reeman also states that the real Richard Bolitho was the brother of the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall. Among his fellow officers, Bolitho was known for his tactical ingenuity, his daring, and his disregard of both convention and political expediency. He rose to high rank-despite the opposition of less competent men-because of his ability to win crucial victories against seemingly impossible odds. Among the men of the fleet, Bolitho was known as a demanding but scrupulously fair and humane captain. The men sometimes referred to him, though never to his face, as Equality Dick. His reputation as a paragon of decency in a brutal world created a fierce sense of loyalty among those who had served under him. (Wikipedia).