Annapolis: A Novel

A historical saga about the naval exploits of two American families from the New York Times–bestselling "master storyteller" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer).

From the days of pirate raids on the Chesapeake to swift-boat actions in Vietnam, the Staffords and their traditional rivals, the Parrishes, struggle with foreign enemies and each other to build a navy and a nation. They march across the deserts of Tripoli, sail into the South Seas to battle the British and dally with the native girls, fig...