Cross of St. George - Couverture rigide

Kent, Alexander

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0434002895 ISBN 13 : 9780434002894

Editeur : William Heinemann Ltd, 1996

Synopsis

Set in the bitter war of 1813 for naval supremacy over America, this is the story of the struggle of men with a common heritage, fighting for very different nations and their own, often conflicting, motives.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

February 1813

With convoys from Canada and the Caribbean falling victim to American privateers, Sir Richard Bolitho returns to Halifax to pursue a war he knows will not be won, but which neither Britain nor the United States can afford to lose.

England's youngest admiral desires only peace. But peace will not be found in the icy Canadian waters, where a young, angry nation asserts its identity and men who share a common heritage die in close and bloody action. Nor will there be a peace for those who follow the Cross of St George: for the embittered Adam, mourning his lover and his ship, nor for Rear-Admiral Valentine Keen, who must confront both grief and responsibility. Nor will there be peace from those enemies who use this struggle between nations as an instrument of personal revenge.

'One of our foremost writers of naval fiction ... authentic, inspiring, well characterized and, finally, moving' SUNDAY TIMES

Présentation de l'éditeur

In the bitter February of 1813, with convoys from Canada and the Caribbean falling victim to American privateers, Sir Richard Bolitho returns to Halifax to pursue a war he knows cannot be won, but which neither Britain nor the United States can afford to lose.

After nearly thirty years of almost continuous conflict with the old enemy, France, England and her Admiral desire only peace. But peace will not be found in the icy Canadian waters, where a young, angry nation asserts its identity, and men who share a common heritage die in close and bloody action. Nor is there peace for those who follow the Cross of St George: not for the embittered Adam, mourning his lover and his ship, nor for Rear-Admiral Valentine Keen, who remains strangely indifferent to responsibility. Nor will there be peace from those who use this struggle between nations as an instrument of personal revenge.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: William Heinemann Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0434002895
• ISBN 13: 9780434002894
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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