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Book Synopsis Richard Bolitho, Midshipman by : Alexander Kent
Download or read book Richard Bolitho, Midshipman written by Alexander Kent and published by Buccaneer Books. This book was released on 1992-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1772 a sixteen-year-old midshipman joins the crew of the "Gorgon" whose mission is to investigate the slave trade on Africa's west coast.
Book Synopsis The Complete Midshipman Bolitho by : Alexander Kent
Download or read book The Complete Midshipman Bolitho written by Alexander Kent and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2006-11-01 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three novels in one! Sixteen-year-old Richard Bolitho joins the British Royal Navy as a young midshipman. Follow his adventures as he undergoes a severe initiation into the dangerous world of the great sailing warships. 1. Richard Bolitho: Midshipman 1772: A young Richard Bolitho joins the 74-gun Gorgon. Naive and untested, Bolitho must learn the ways of the navy quickly if he is to survive. 2. Midshipman Bolitho and the Avenger 1773: Bolitho returns home to Cornwall for Christmas, but smuggling, shipwrecking, and witchcraft tear apart his once-peaceful community. 3. Band of Brothers 1774: Bolitho stands on the brink of manhood and takes his examination to begin his true career as a King's Officer. But soon he must test his mettle against vicious smugglers!
Book Synopsis In Gallant Company by : Alexander Kent
Download or read book In Gallant Company written by Alexander Kent and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1998-04-01 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the American Revolution rages on the mainland, the British Navy prepares for action at sea. Against a growing fleet of American and French privateers, the navy must maintain its blockade of Washington's vital military supplies. Caught up in the turmoil, junior officer Richard Bolitho finds himself having to make momentous decisions in the heat of battle—decisions that could affect the lives of many men and, perhaps, even the fate of nations.
Book Synopsis Band of Brothers by : Alexander Kent
Download or read book Band of Brothers written by Alexander Kent and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long-awaited conclusion of Alexander Kent's 'Midshipman Trilogy'. The new year of 1774 seems to offer Richard Bolitho and his friend, Martin Dancer, the culmination of a dream. Both have been recommended for promotion, although they have not yet gained the coveted lieutenant's commission.
Book Synopsis In the King's Name by : Alexander Kent
Download or read book In the King's Name written by Alexander Kent and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with high-seas intrigue and sharp tensions, this nautical novel takes an intense voyage into the heart of Napoleonic-era Africa. The year is 1819 and Captain Adam Bolitho has been sent on an urgent but risky mission to make a fast passage from Plymouth to Freetown, West Africa, with secret orders for the senior officer stationed there. Due to the slave trade being declared illegal, ships in every harbor are waiting to be scrapped and officers have been cut loose without hope of future commands, thus Adam soon finds himself the object of envy and jealousy. In Africa he discovers unexpected allies and faces an enemy far more powerful and ruthless than any he has known before.
Book Synopsis The Flag Captain by : Alexander Kent
Download or read book The Flag Captain written by Alexander Kent and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1999-10-01 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: April 1797, Falmouth Bay. As France continues her bitter struggle for supremacy on land and sea, the Royal Navy receives a crippling blow at home: the Great Mutiny. Returning home after eighteen-months' service, Flag Captain Richard Bolitho finds himself at the center of the crisis.
Book Synopsis To Glory We Steer by : Alexander Kent
Download or read book To Glory We Steer written by Alexander Kent and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1998-10-01 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portsmouth, 1782. His Britannic Majesty's frigate Phalarope is ordered to assist the hard-pressed squadrons in the Caribbean. Aboard is her new commander—Richard Bolitho. To all appearances the Phalarope is everything a young captain could wish for, but beneath the surface she is a deeply unhappy ship—her wardroom torn by petty greed and ambition, her deckhands suspected of cowardice under fire and driven to near-mutiny by senseless ill-treatment.
Book Synopsis Stand Into Danger by : Alexander Kent
Download or read book Stand Into Danger written by Alexander Kent and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1998-04-01 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1774, Richard Bolitho is a newly appointed Third Lieutenant, joining the 28-gun frigate Destiny. Dispatched on a secret mission, Destiny and her company face the hazards of conspiracy, treason, and piracy. It is amidst the broadside battles and clashes of swords that Bolitho learns to accept his new responsibilities as a King's officer.
Download or read book Second to None written by Alexander Kent and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2001-04-01 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the days immediately following Waterloo, the British fleet confronts a new threat: Algerian pirates preying on hapless merchant ships. Adam Bolitho, Admiral Richard Bolitho's nephew and heir, finds himself in command of Unrivalled, a new kind of frigate—sleek, fast, and heavily armed.
Book Synopsis Midshipman Bolitho by : Alexander Kent
Download or read book Midshipman Bolitho written by Alexander Kent and published by Random House. This book was released on 2008 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Band of brothers: 1774, Plymouth. The New Year seems to offer Richard Bolitho and his friend Martyn Dancer the culmination of a dream. Both have been recommended for promotion. But a routine passage from Plymouth to Guernsey in an untried schooner becomes, for Bolitho, a passage from midshipman to King's officer.
Download or read book Sloop of War written by Alexander Kent and published by Random House. This book was released on 1974 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the French enter the American War of Independence young Richard Bolitho is given command of the fast, well-armed sloop Sparrow. He has a chance to prove his ability but danger threatens as real and deadly as the enemy itself.
Download or read book HMS Saracen written by Douglas Reeman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Malta 1941. To most people HMS Saracen is just an ugly, obsolete ship with an equally ugly recent history: her last commander is due for court-martial after shelling the troops he was sent to protect. But to Captain Richard Chesnaye she brings back memories—memories of the First World War when he and the old monitor went through the Gallipoli campaign together. It seems that captain and ship are both past their best. But as the war enters a new phase, Chesnaye senses the possibility of a fresh, significant role—for him and the Saracen.
Book Synopsis Form Line of Battle! by : Alexander Kent
Download or read book Form Line of Battle! written by Alexander Kent and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1999-04-01 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year is 1793, and England is once again at war. For Richard Bolitho, the renewal of hostilities with France means a fresh command and the chance for action after months of inactivity.
Download or read book The Only Victor written by Alexander Kent and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2000-04-01 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: February 1806: Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho carries the news of Trafalgar to southern Africa, where he is to aid British ground forces in any way he can to retake Cape Town from the Dutch. Impatient to be home, Bolitho decides yet again that the boldest measures are best, and proves to the army that brave men do not die in vain.
Download or read book Battlecruiser written by Douglas Reeman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2003-09-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's 1943, and the seas are haunted by Hitler's deadly U-boats and cruisers. After the mysterious death of the Reliant's last captain, Guy Sherbrooke is given command of the legendary battlecruiser. A symbol of everything the Royal Navy stands for, the battlecruiser boasts the speed of a destroyer and the firepower of a battleship.
Book Synopsis Richard Bolitho, Midshipman by : Alexander Kent
Download or read book Richard Bolitho, Midshipman written by Alexander Kent and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1975 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Master and Commander by : Patrick O'Brian
Download or read book Master and Commander written by Patrick O'Brian and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2007 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set sail for the read of your life! Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. Now these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback by Harper Perennial with stunning new jackets.
