With All Despatch

by Alexander Kent

Overview

It is 1792, over ten years since Britain's defeat by the American colonies, and the bitter humiliation still sticks in the Admiralty's craw. Now brutal smugglers, many of them naval deserters, occupy the Channel, plying their trade between England and France. Richard Bolitho's mission: to take three speedy topsail cutters and fight the treacherous raiders off the coast of Kent.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590132333
Publisher:	McBooks Press
Publication date:	04/01/1999
Series:	Bolitho Series , #10
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	906 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

Critics... dubbed Kent a worthy successor to C. S. Forester.... This hardly seems fair, for Kent's writing is fresh, singular, and worthy of judgement solely on its own high merit.

Philadelphia Bulletin

"For all who like adventure and sea battles; for all who would like to escape to the 18th century—follow Bolitho."  —Library Journal



"For all who like adventure and sea battles; for all who would like to escape to the 18th century—follow Bolitho."  —Library Journal

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