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"Not even C. S. Forester knows more about the routine and battle procedures of the British Navy in the days of Nelson." -- The New York Times
"Ramage is a blazing, individual character in his own right. . . his latest adventure is one of the best." -- Evening News
"The first and still favourite rival to Hornblower." -- Daily Mirror
Across the English Channel, Napoleon has massed a great invasion flotilla. English forces, under Lord Nelson, are all but paralyzed—not knowing the size, strength, or time of the foreign onslaught. In a daring spy scheme to protect British shores, Ramage is chosen to plumb the secrets of the French, and the penalty for failure is the guillotine.
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