The Inshore Squadron

Alexander Kent

ISBN 10: 0099194902 / ISBN 13: 9780099194903

Edité par Arrow Books, 1978

Leichte Risse; Farbveränderung durch Alter/Sonne. Copenhagen, 1800, and after seven years of cruel war against France, Britain's long-standing ally, Denmark, suddenly poses a threat. The scene of battle shifts abruptly from Europe to the Baltic where Rear-Admiral Richard Bolitho is thrown immediately into a fierce struggle with the enemy. N° de réf. du vendeur 22f99031-91f5-49fc-b5d0-49799245f616

Synopsis :

The Inshore Squadron is the twelfth Richard Bolitho story and chronologically it follows the events covered by Signal - Close Action! i> In September 1800 Richard Bolitho, a freshly appointed rear-admiral, assumes command of his own squadron - but, as the cruel demands of war spread from Europe to the Baltic, he soon realizes that his experience, gained in the line of battle, has ill-prepared him for the intricate manoeuvring of power politics. Under his flag the Inshore Squadron has to ride out the bitter hardship of blockade duty and the swift, deadly encounters with the enemy. An old hatred steps from the past to pose a personal threat to him, but at the gates of Copenhagen, where his flag flies admidst the fury of battle, Bolitho must put all private hopes and fears behind him.

À propos de l?auteur: Alexander Kent is the author of twenty-seven acclaimed books featuring Richard Bolitho. Under his own name, Douglas Reeman, and in the course of a career spanning forty-five years, he has written over thirty novels and two non-fiction books.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Inshore Squadron
Éditeur : Arrow Books
Date d'édition : 1978
Reliure : Softcover
Etat : Fine