Winter 1793 - the Reign of Terror rips through revolutionary France, as every able-bodied man is pressed into military service. The city of Toulon has turned itself over to the British - the red ensign of Lord Admiral Hood's flagship, Victory, offering a defiant symbol of protection to its people. I
A Battle Won
✍ Scribed by S. Thomas Russell
- Book ID
- 110643166
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam’s Sons; Penguin Group
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 360 KB
- Series
- Charles Hayden 02
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781101442395
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
ebook, 368 pages
Hardcover, 464 pages
Published: 2010
Master and Commander Charles Hayden returns in the sequel to the international bestseller Under Enemy Colors.
Winter 1793-the Reign of Terror rips through revolutionary France. In Plymouth, England, Master and Commander Charles Hayden is given orders to return to the ill-fated HMS Themis as the British fight the French for control of the strategically located island of Corsica.
But within hours out of port, Hayden's uncanny knack for attracting the attention of the French navy sees Themis thrown back into action. When she lands in Corsica and her men join forces with native insurgents, Hayden finds himself at the vanguard of a brutal clash of empires.
"[A] thrilling story of nautical warfare" (Kirkus Reviews) from the author of Under Enemy Colors. Winter 1793. Master and Commander Charles Hayden is given orders to return to the ill-fated HMS Themis as the British fight the French for control of the strategically located island of Corsica, where his captaincy and military skill are stretched to their utmost as he finds himself at the vanguard of this brutal clash of empires.
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Winter 1793 - the Reign of Terror rips through revolutionary France, as every able-bodied man is pressed into military service. The city of Toulon has turned itself over to the British - the red ensign of Lord Admiral Hood's flagship, Victory, offering a defiant symbol of protection to its people. I
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