Author: Alexander Kent
Publisher: Buccaneer Books
ISBN: 9780899669717
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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.
Richard Bolitho, Midshipman
Author: Alexander Kent
Publisher: Buccaneer Books
ISBN: 9780899669717
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Buccaneer Books
ISBN: 9780899669717
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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.
The Complete Midshipman Bolitho
Author: Alexander Kent
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1590132564
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
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!
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1590132564
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
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!
Band of Brothers
Author: Alexander Kent
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781846173493
Category : Admirals
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
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.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781846173493
Category : Admirals
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
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.
In the King's Name
Author: Alexander Kent
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1590134826
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1590134826
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
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.
Midshipman Bolitho
Author: Alexander Kent
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099504332
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099504332
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
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.
Second to None
Author: Alexander Kent
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1590132513
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1590132513
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
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.
The Flag Captain
Author: Alexander Kent
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1590132580
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1590132580
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
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.
To Glory We Steer
Author: Alexander Kent
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1590132602
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1590132602
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
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.
Sloop of War
Author: Alexander Kent
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099088207
Category : Bolitho, Richard (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099088207
Category : Bolitho, Richard (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
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.
Form Line of Battle!
Author: Alexander Kent
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1590132459
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1590132459
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
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.