The year is 1854 and the Crimean War is at its bloody peak. The British troops are fighting along the precipitous fog-enshrouded ravines of Inkerman Ridge, but despite their bravery the "butcher’s bill" is appalling.
As the harsh Crimean winter begins to set in, Phillip Hazard, commander of the 31-gun steam-screw frigate Trojan, is sailing through increasingly dirty weather to... (more)