The sea war is still in the balance; Bolitho must risk everything with his new crew.The Mediterranean, 1793: Despite Britain's successes, the outcome of the sea war is still in the balance. As soon as his ship's refit is completed, Captain Richard Bolitho is ordered to join the blockade off the French coast. "Hyperion"'s new crew is still little better than a rabble. But if he is to be victorious, Bolitho must test them prematurely -- and risk a court-martial if he fails. "From the Paperback edition."
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The sea war is still in the balance; Bolitho must risk everything with his new crew.
The Mediterranean, 1793: Despite Britain's successes, the outcome of the sea war is still in the balance. As soon as his ship's refit is completed, Captain Richard Bolitho is ordered to join the blockade off the French coast. Hyperion's new crew is still little better than a rabble. But if he is to be victorious, Bolitho must test them prematurely ? and risk a court-martial if he fails.
Douglas Reeman (Alexander Kent) did convoy duty in the Atlantic, the Arctic and the North Sea. He has written over thirty novels under his own name and more than twenty bestselling historical novels featuring Richard Bolitho under the pseudonym Alexander Kent.
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