Second to None
- 320pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
Adam Bolitho, captain of the ship Unrivalled, fells he is alone in the dawning of the new age of the Royal Navy.
Adam Bolitho Serie
Questa saga di avventure navali immerge i lettori nelle tumultuose acque dell'inizio del XIX secolo, mentre l'Europa lotta con le conseguenze delle guerre napoleoniche. Seguite i viaggi di ambiziosi comandanti che navigano tra insidiose intrighi, battaglie feroci e dilemmi morali in mare e a terra. La serie raffigura magistralmente la guerra navale strategica, i sacrifici personali e il codice d'onore che definisce gli eroi di mare durante un periodo di immensa agitazione globale.
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Relentless Pursuit
- 336pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
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
- 416pagine
- 15 ore di lettura
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
- 320pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
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
- 264pagine
- 10 ore di lettura
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.
