Enemy in Sight - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0515067326 ISBN 13 : 9780515067323

Synopsis

Book by Kent Alexander

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

As 1794 draws to a close Richard Bolitho, commanding the old seventy-four-gun ship of the line Hyperion, leaves Plymouth to join a squadron blockading the rising power of Revolutionary France. After six months of repairs his ship is ready to fight again, but her company is mostly raw and untrained.

Unfortunately, Bolitho finds himself under a commodore who is no match for the French admiral, Lequiller, whose powerful squadron uses guile and ruthless determination to elude him and vanish into the Atlantic. Hyperion, as part of a small British force, gives chase, the desperate voyage taking them from the Bay of Biscay's squall to the heat of the Caribbean - and for each mile sailed and every battle fought Bolitho finds himself being forced into the ever more demanding role of strategist and squadron commander.

Quatrième de couverture

1794
As the year draws to a close, Richard Bolitho, commanding the seventy-four-gun ship of the line, Hyperion, is despatched from Plymouth to join a squadron blockading the coast of Revolutionary France.
Unfortunately there is little time for Bolitho's raw crew to settle to their new duty before the French Admiral slips past into the Atlantic with a powerful squadron. Hyperion must give chase from the squally Bay of Biscay to the sultry heat of the Caribbean. Soon Bolitho finds himself not only in command of the Hyperion but strategist for the entire British force. success or failure in the coming engagement falls on his shoulders.

Détails de l'édition

• Date d'édition: 1635
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0515067326
• ISBN 13: 9780515067323
• Reliure: Poche
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible