Success to the Brave

by Alexander Kent

Overview

Spring 1802, and the Peace Treaty of Amiens, signed only a few weeks earlier, is already showing signs of collapse. Britain and France wrangle over the return of colonial possessions won and lost during their long, bloody war and in the little 64-gun Achates, Vice-Admiral Richard Bolitho sails for America and the Caribbean.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590132067
Publisher:	McBooks Press
Publication date:	04/01/2000
Series:	Bolitho Series , #17
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	299,912
File size:	523 KB

About the Author

Alexander Kent, pen name of Douglas Edward Reeman, joined the British Navy at 16, serving on destroyers and small craft during World War II, and eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant. He has taught navigation to yachtsmen and has served as a script adviser for television and films. His books have been translated into nearly two dozen languages.

Editorial Reviews

"One of our foremost writers of Naval Fiction."

Sunday Times

"Filled with suspence, an element of romance and some very bloody sea-fighting. Indeed, Kent delivers a vivid account, a la Hornblower, of sailing ships and naval warfare."  —School Library Journal

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