Alan Evans

1 series 7 books in order

Alan Evans was an enthralling British writer of First and Second World War adventure thrillers, mainly based on naval battles. Carefully researched, and with his own experience of active service, the novels skilfully evoke the tension and terror of war. Many of the figures and events are based on real-life models.

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Commander Cochrane Smith Naval Thrillers

Series by Alan Evans

Commander Cochrane Smith Naval Thrillers

7 books in order · 1982–2020

  1. Cover of Thunder At Dawn

    Thunder At Dawn

    2020 · Alan Evans

    A heart-pounding First World War naval thriller featuring the rebel Captain Cochrane Smith. 1917: After three years, the outcome of the Great War is…

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  2. Cover of Ship of Force

    Ship of Force

    2020 · Alan Evans

    A renegade commander must take matters into his own hands in this epic First World War thriller. Summer, 1917: Britain is losing the war against the…

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  3. Cover of Dauntless

    Dauntless

    2020 · Alan Evans

    The odds are against Commander Smith in this epic story of battle on the high seas. Autumn, 1917: Britain is just about surviving against incessant…

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  4. Cover of Seek Out and Destroy

    Seek Out and Destroy

    1982 · Alan Evans

    Commander David Cochrane Smith is about to embark on his most perilous adventure yet. November, 1917: The Imperial German Navy has sent Kapitan Erwin…

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  5. Cover of Audacity

    Audacity

    2018 · Alan Evans

    Commander Cochrane Smith must battle through treacherous waters in this First World War naval thriller. Spring, 1918: Bolshevik Russia has withdrawn…

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  6. Cover of Orphans of the Storm

    Orphans of the Storm

    1990 · Alan Evans

    A secret mission sails into disaster in this Second World War thriller. 1939: Captain David Cochrane Smith, veteran of the First World War and now an…

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  7. Cover of Sink Or Capture

    Sink Or Capture

    1994 · Alan Evans

    Our rebel captain must save his daughter in this epic Second World War naval thriller It is 1940 and the world is at war. For Commander David…

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How many books has Alan Evans written?

We list 7 books by Alan Evans across 1 series, published between 1982–2020 — each shown in full reading order.

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