Sloop Of War: A Novel (First Edition

Kent, Alexander

ISBN 10: 0091112907 / ISBN 13: 9780091112905

Published by Hutchinson, 1972

About this Item

A First edition. A very good copy, in a very good DW. "In the fourth novel of his adventures, Revolutionary War-era British naval hero Richard Bolitho gets his first command".

Seller Inventory # 00463

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sloop Of War: A Novel (First Edition
• Publisher: Hutchinson
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0091112907
• ISBN 13: 9780091112905
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 18 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

As the French enter the American War of Independence in earnest, young Richard Bolitho is given his first command, "Sparrow" - a fast, well-armed fighting sloop. At last he has the chance to prove his abilities as a junior captain. But he faces other challenges too.

About the Author

Douglas Reeman did convoy duty in the navy in the Atlantic, the Arctic, and the North Sea. He has written over thirty novels under his own name and more than twenty best-selling historical novels featuring Richard Bolitho under the pseudonym Alexander Kent.