Honour This Day: (The Richard Bolitho adventures: 19): lose yourself in this rip

Description: Honour This Day by Alexander Kent He has written dozens of naval books under his own name and the pseudonym Alexander Kent, including the famous Richard Bolitho books set during the Napoleonic Wars. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Exciting Bolitho adventure beautifully repackagedIf you like Patrick OBrian and C. S. Forester, you will love this all-guns-blazing naval page-turner from multi-million copy seller Alexander Kent - guaranteed to have you hooked from page one!One of our foremost writers of naval fiction -- Sunday TimesShipwreck, survival ... a spirited battle ... a splendid yarn -- The TimesGripping to the end -- ***** Reader reviewDifficult to put down -- ***** Reader reviewSuperb -- ***** Reader reviewRiveting -- ***** Reader reviewExceptionally well written -- ***** Reader reviewWhat a story! -- ***** Reader review***********************************************************************************************1804- England stands alone against France and the fleets of Spain, expecting an invasion any day. Entrusted with an urgent mission for the King, Vice-Admiral Richard Bolitho hoists his flag above the veteran seventy-four-gun ship Hyperion and sets sail with a new squadron for the Caribbean.Plagued by the knowledge that both his troubled marriage and the eye injured in his last battle with Contre-Amiral Jobert are worsening, Bolitho is eager to leave England less than three months after his return home. But even his beloved old ship Hyperion, hastily restored from an ignominious existence as a hulk, is full of tormenting memories and lost faces.Having navigated several battles along the way, he is roused in Antigua from his darkness of soul by the rediscovery of a passion which defies convention and every risk to his reputation.His future is full of uncertainty as he sails east to Gibraltar, for a rendezvous that all who follow his flag will remember... Notes Exciting Bolitho adventure beautifully repackaged Back Cover September 1804 England stands alone against France and the fleets of Spain, anticipating invasion. Vice-admiral Richard Bolitho has his own troubles to settle at home too. But his time on land is broken by an urgent summons from the King. Once more Bolitho hoists his flag above the veteran seventy-four-gun ship Hyperion and sets sail. This time with a new squadron headed for the Caribbean. Ordered to plan and effect a daring raid on the Spanish Main, Bolitho spares himself nothing. From here to Antigua, where he rediscovers a passion which defies every convention and threatens his reputation. And the future of the Hyperion is at risk too. Set to clear the path to victory there is a constant fear that this may be her final battle. One of our foremost writers of naval fiction ... authentic, inspiring, well characterized and, finally, moving. SUNDAY TIMES Author Biography Alexander Kent is the author of twenty-eight 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. Review Shipwreck, survival ... a spirited battle ... a splendid yarn * The Times *One of our foremost writers of naval fiction * Sunday Times * Promotional Another Bolitho novel in this phenomenally successful and well-loved series! Review Text Shipwreck, survival ... a spirited battle ... a splendid yarn Review Quote One of our foremost writers of naval fiction Promotional "Headline" Another Bolitho novel in this phenomenally successful and well-loved series! Details ISBN0099497727 Author Alexander Kent Pages 304 Year 2006 ISBN-10 0099497727 ISBN-13 9780099497721 Format Paperback Publication Date 2006-11-02 Imprint Arrow Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Replaces 9780099282167 DEWEY 823.914 Birth 1924 Media Book Publisher Cornerstone Language English Series Richard Bolitho Series Number 17 UK Release Date 2006-11-02 AU Release Date 2006-11-02 NZ Release Date 2006-11-02 Subtitle (The Richard Bolitho adventures: 19): lose yourself in this rip-roaring naval yarn from the master storyteller of the sea Alternative 9781448107124 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:145258034;

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