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September 1815. Captain Adam Bolitho carries on the Royal Navy tradition of his seafaring family. Summoned to the Admiralty by Sir Edward Pellew, Adam is ordered to sail his 46-gun frigate Unrivalled into African waters to aid His Majesty's campaign against slave-runners. Preoccupied with avenging his uncle Richard's death while confronting an entrenched adversary and the aggressive opposition of the Algerian overlord, he fears he may be setting his...
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Richard Bolitho novels volume no. 17
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"In September 1804, as England stands alone against France and the fleets of Spain, Vice-Admiral Richard Bolitho hoists his flag above the veteran Hyperion and sets sail with a new squadron for the Caribbean. His orders are to plan and execute a daring dawn raid on the Spanish Main. Beneath the hostile mortars of La Guaira lies the ultimate prize: her Catholic Majesty's largest treasure ship, laden with gold and silver bound for Spain."--Back cover....
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New York, 1777: As the American revolution rages on the mainland, the British Navy prepares for action at sea. In the turmoil of the battle to maintain a blockade of military supplies to Washington, junior officer Richard Bolitho has to make momentous decisions, decisions which could alter the course of history.
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1782. His Britannic Majesty's frigate Phalarope is ordered to assist the hard-pressed squadrons in the Caribbean. Aboard is her new commander--Richard Bolitho. To all appearances the Phalarope is everything a young captain could wish for. But beneath the surface she is a deeply unhappy ship--her wardroom torn by petty greed and ambition, her deckhands suspected of cowardice under fire and driven to near-mutiny by senseless ill-treatment.
5) Man of war
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Captain Adam Bolitho, of the 74-gun Athena, sails to the West Indies as flag-captain to Vice-Admiral Sir Graham Bethune, who had been a friend of Adam's uncle, Richard. In the torrid waters of the Caribbean, they take on a renegade foe that knows no honor, offers no quarter, and traffics in human life.--Publisher description.
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Filled with high-seas intrigue and sharp tensions, this nautical novel takes an intense voyage into the heart of Napoleonic-era Africa. The year is 1819 and Captain Adam Bolitho has been sent on an urgent but risky mission to make a fast passage from Plymouth to Freetown, West Africa, with secret orders for the senior officer stationed there. Due to the slave trade being declared illegal, ships in every harbor are waiting to be scrapped and officers...
7) Heart of oak
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"1818: Captain Adam Bolitho is sent to North Africa in command of the frigate Onward. The war with France has ended at last, and Onward sails on a diplomatic mission with the French frigate Nautilus. Then the Nautilus becomes a sacrificial offering on the altar of Empire, and the hunt is on for a treacherous foe. Can the brotherhood of the sea transcend old hatreds and an ocean of blood?"--Page 4 of cover.
8) Sloop of war
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1998.
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In 1778, British Navy Captain Richard Bolitho must fight the rebellious American colonists while steering clear of a treacherous woman, an incompetent senior officer, privateers, and marauding French warships.
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June 1809. Soon after taking part in the dramatic capture of Martinique in the Caribbean, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho is next despatched to the African coast to gather a flotilla and stop French attacks on British trade routes. But Bolitho must contend with more than Britain's old enemy - he must also face the hatred of his flag captian and betrayal by a man he once counted on as his friend. In the dangerous waters off South Africa, Bolitho hunts...
11) Second to none
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June 1815. 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 frigatesleek, fast, and heavily armed. To defeat the pirates, Adam must forge a strong crew and win their respect. But can he also face down his own ghosts and the bittersweet temptation of another...
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2000
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Plymouth, July 1801: Richard Bolitho's small squadron, still repairing the scars of battle earned in heavy action at Copenhagen, has been months away from the sea. But the Admiralty needs Bolitho. After eight years of war with France, Britain must make a gesture that will show her strength and determination-and one which will dramatically weaken the French cause. The Admiralty wants an attack. Rear-Admiral Bolitho must follow his flag's tradition...
13) The only victor
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In 1806 Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho "carries the news of Trafalgar to southern Africa, where he is to aid British ground forces in any way he can to retake Cape Town from the Dutch. ... [Then] he undertakes a secret mission to Denmark, which nearly ends in disaster and further damages his sight."--Cover.
14) Colours aloft
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In this 16th volume of the adventure series of Richard Bolitho in the British Navy, Bolitho is called upon in 1803 to anticipate the strategies of the French fleet, leading to one last, potentially fatal rendezvous with the French Admiral, Jobert, who once commanded the "Argonaute."
15) Beyond the reef
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As Napoleon holds Portugal and threatens his old ally Spain, Vice Admiral SirRichard Bolitho is dispatched once more to the Cape of Good Hope to establisha permanent naval force.
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