The Only Victor

Kent, Alexander

ISBN 10: 0330318403 / ISBN 13: 9780330318402

Edité par McMillin Pub Llc, 1996

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Synopsis :

A Richard Bolitho story, and a sequel to "Honour This Day". Four months after the historic victory at Trafalgar, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho drops anchor off the shores of southern Africa. He is brooding over the loss of his old flagship "Hyperion", but a new challenge awaits.

Quatrième de couverture: FEBRUARY 1806

The frigate carrying Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho drops anchor off the shores of southern Africa. It is only four months since the resounding victory over the combined Franco-Spanish fleet at Trafalgar, and the death of England's greatest naval hero.

Bolitho's instructions are to assist in hastening the campaign in Africa, where an expeditionary force is attempting to recapture Cape Town from the Dutch. Outside Europe few have yet heard of the battle of Trafalgar, and Bolitho's news is met with both optimism and disappointment as he reminds the senior officers that, despite the victory, Napolean's defeat is by no means assured. The men who follow Bolitho's flag into battle are to discover, not for the first time, that death is the only victor.

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

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Only Victor
Éditeur : McMillin Pub Llc
Date d'édition : 1996
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket