Second to None
- 320pages
- 12 heures de lecture
Adam Bolitho, captain of the ship Unrivalled, fells he is alone in the dawning of the new age of the Royal Navy.
Adam Bolitho Séries
Cette saga d'aventures navales plonge les lecteurs dans les eaux tumultueuses du début du 19e siècle, alors que l'Europe est aux prises avec les conséquences des guerres napoléoniennes. Suivez les voyages d'ambitieux commandants naviguant à travers des intrigues périlleuses, des batailles féroces et des dilemmes moraux en mer et à terre. La série dépeint magistralement la guerre navale stratégique, les sacrifices personnels et le code d'honneur qui définit les héros marins durant une période de bouleversements mondiaux immenses.
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Relentless Pursuit
- 336pages
- 12 heures de lecture
But all efforts of the British anti-slavery patrols to curb a flourishing trade in human life are hampered by unsuitable ships, by the indifference of a government more concerned with old enemies made distrustful allies, and by the continuing belligerence of the Dey of Algiers, which threatens to ignite a full-scale war.
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Man Of War
- 416pages
- 15 heures de lecture
Antigua 1817Every harbour and estuary is filled with ghostly ships, the famous and the legendary now redundant in the aftermath of the war. In this uneasy peace, Adam Bolitho is fortunate to be offered the seventy-four gun Athena, and as flag captain to Vice-Admiral Sir Graham Bethune once more follows his destiny to the Caribbean.
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Heart Of Oak
- 320pages
- 12 heures de lecture
Onward, a new 38-gun frigate whose first mission is not war but diplomacy, as consort to the French frigate Nautilus. It is only when Nautilus becomes a sacrificial offering on the altar of empire that every man discovers the brotherhood of the sea is more powerful than the bitter memories of an... číst celé
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The Bolitho Novels - 28: In the King's Name
- 264pages
- 10 heures de lecture
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.
