June 1815. On the eve of Waterloo, a sense of finality and cautious hope pervade a nation wearied by decades of war. But peace will present its own challenge to Adam Bolitho, captain of His Majestyβs Ship Unrivalled, as many of his contemporaries face the prospect of discharge. The life of a frigate
Second to None
β Scribed by Kent, Alexander
- Publisher
- Cornerstone Digital
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 200 KB
- Series
- Richard Bolitho EN 24
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- Great Britain,Great Britain.
- ISBN
- 1407010077
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β¦ Synopsis
June 1815. On the eve of Waterloo, a sense of finality and cautious hope pervade a nation wearied by decades of war. But peace will present its own challenge to Adam Bolitho, captain of His Majestyβs Ship Unrivalled, as many of his contemporaries face the prospect of discharge. The life of a frigate captain is always lonely, but for Adam, mourning the death of his uncle Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho, that solitude acquires a deeper poignancy. He is, more than ever, alone, at the dawning of a new age for the Royal Navy, where the only constants are the sea and those enemies, often masked in the guise of friendship, who conspire to destroy him.
β¦ Subjects
Great Britain
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June 1815: On the eve of Waterloo, a sense of finality and cautious hope pervade a nation wearied by decades of war. But peace will present its own challenge to Captain Adam Bolitho who is mourning the death of his uncle Admiral Sir Richard. More than ever, Adam finds himself alone at the dawning of