Second to NoneRowman & Littlefield, 1 апр. 2001 г. - Всего страниц: 352 In the days immediately following Waterloo, the British fleet confronts a new threat: Algerian pirates preying on hapless merchant ships. Adam Bolitho, Admiral Richard Bolitho's nephew and heir, finds himself in command of Unrivalled, a new kind of frigate—sleek, fast, and heavily armed. |
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... Cristie, and he had a face so weathered and creased that he looked like the Old Man of the Sea, although Adam knew he was in his forties. He had served in almost every size and class of vessel from schooner to second-rate, and had been ...
... Cristie, and he had a face so weathered and creased that he looked like the Old Man of the Sea, although Adam knew he was in his forties. He had served in almost every size and class of vessel from schooner to second-rate, and had been ...
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... Cristie was a professional; he would not be here otherwise. It was not an idle comment. And here was Wynter, the third lieutenant and officer-of-the-watch, hurrying from the chartroom, but with biscuit crumbs on his coat to betray his ...
... Cristie was a professional; he would not be here otherwise. It was not an idle comment. And here was Wynter, the third lieutenant and officer-of-the-watch, hurrying from the chartroom, but with biscuit crumbs on his coat to betray his ...
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... Cristie gave a rare grin. He would know. Even sailors with the genuine Protection, the document which should have defended them against the demands of a hungry fleet, had been pressed. It would take months for someone to find out and do ...
... Cristie gave a rare grin. He would know. Even sailors with the genuine Protection, the document which should have defended them against the demands of a hungry fleet, had been pressed. It would take months for someone to find out and do ...
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... Cristie telling the first lieutenant about the masthead's sighting. He did not hear any reply or comment, but Galbraith was like that. Easy to talk to in the wardroom, on matters relating to shipboard duties or the watch bill. Ready to ...
... Cristie telling the first lieutenant about the masthead's sighting. He did not hear any reply or comment, but Galbraith was like that. Easy to talk to in the wardroom, on matters relating to shipboard duties or the watch bill. Ready to ...
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... Cristie, the master, had arrived on deck. That was not unusual. He checked his log at least twice in every watch. His entire world was the wind and the currents, the tides and the soundings; he could probably discover the exact ...
... Cristie, the master, had arrived on deck. That was not unusual. He checked his log at least twice in every watch. His entire world was the wind and the currents, the tides and the soundings; he could probably discover the exact ...
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5 A Contest | 81 |
6 None Braver | 101 |
7 A Bad Ship | 119 |
12 Aftermath | 206 |
13 Envy | 224 |
14 Destiny | 243 |
15 Close Action | 261 |
16 In Good Hands | 281 |
17 The Family | 296 |
18 Of One Company | 315 |
19 Trust Me | 333 |
8 No Escape | 139 |
9 Luckier than Most | 155 |
10 Captain to Captain | 172 |
11 The Last Farewell | 188 |
Back Matter | 351 |
Back Cover | 353 |
Spine | 354 |
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aboard Adam Bolitho Adam’s admiral admiral’s Algiers already Avery Bazeley Bellairs Bethune Bethune’s boat bomb vessel Bouverie cabin called canvas Captain Bolitho carronades Catherine chebec command Cousens crew Cristie deck deckhead Deighton door Douglas Reeman eighteen-pounders enemy eyes face Falmouth feel felt Ferguson fire flag captain flag lieutenant flagship Forbes frigate frigate’s Galbraith George Avery Gibraltar glanced glass grinned hand head heard Jago John Allday King’s knew Lady Lafargue laughed looked Lovatt Malta man’s marines Massie master’s mate midshipman moved Napier never nodded O’Beirne officer once paused perhaps quarterdeck realised remember Rhodes Richard Bolitho Royal Marines sail sailors seamen seemed seen shadow ship ship’s shot shoulder side Sillitoe Sir Graham Sir Lewis Sir Richard smiled someone Somervell sound stared stood sword Tetrarch thought told touched turned uncle Unrivalled Unrivalled’s vessel Vice-Admiral voice waiting walked wanted watched wind Wynter young