HMS Wager: Discipline Loyalty Rebellion During Anson Expedition

By Sarah Lambert

What happens when obedience becomes a death sentence?

In 1741, a British warship vanished at the edge of the known world. What followed was not just a shipwreck, but a chain of choices made by starving men under unbearable pressure, choices that would echo all the way to a London courtroom.

The story of HMS Wager is not about glory at sea. It is about survival, authority, and the moment when discipline collides with human instinct.

This book takes you deep into one of the most haunting naval disasters of the 18th century. Through storms at Cape Horn, a brutal wreck on an uncharted island, open-boat journeys that defied reason, and a mutiny born from desperation, you will witness how leadership unravels when the structures that support it disappear.

Few people know that the Wager survivors did not escape their ordeal when they reached land. The true reckoning came years later, when their actions were judged by laws written far from hunger, cold, and fear. What you're about to discover will change how you see mutiny, command, and moral responsibility under extreme conditions.

Why this book matters:

It reveals how fragile authority can be when survival is at stake, and why history cannot be understood without confronting human limits.

What you will gain:

A gripping, human-centered account of endurance, leadership failure, moral ambiguity, and the lasting consequences of choices made under pressure.

When it's most relevant:

In any age that demands leadership during crisis, uncertainty, and collapse of normal order.

Who should read it:

Readers of narrative history, leadership studies, survival stories, and anyone fascinated by the darker truths behind exploration and empire.

The hidden truth behind HMS Wager is not just how men survived, but what survival demanded of them, and what it cost long after the sea released them.

Ready to confront a true story that refuses easy answers?

Get your copy today and step into a journey where survival, loyalty, and judgment collide.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GHKFWMZD
• ISBN13: 9798244467611
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"