The Fireship Author:C. Northcote Parkinson As witness to a mutiny and participant in the subsequent court martial, Acting First Lieutenant Richard Delancey devises an original legal defense to help free a fellow officer falsely accused. At the same time, to his chagrin, he misses the general promotion of all in his rank after the victory at Camperdown when his captain bypasses hi... more »m for the man he replaced. Mollified by appointment to an anomalous command aboard the fireship Spitfire, Delancey uses this unlikely opportunity to best effect to secure the promotion he was denied.« less