Alexander Kent
Author
Series
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
[1980]
Language
English
Description
"In 1774, Richard Bolitho is a newly appointed Third Lieutenant, joining the 28-gun frigate Destiny. ... It is amidst the broadside battles and clash of swords that Bolitho learns to accept his new responsibilities as a King's officer."--Cover of 1998 pbk. ed.
Author
Series
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
The 14th volume in the rousing series detailing the adventures of Richard Bolitho in the late 18th century British Navy. After eight years of war with France, Britain must make a gesture that will show her strength and determination and one that dramatically will weaken the French cause. The Admiralty wants an attack.
Author
Series
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Returning safely to England after the dramatic capture of Martinique, Vice Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho finds an all too brief respite from war and politics. But the shadow of a new conflict darkens the horizon as France forge an alliance with America, threatening the safety of British trade routes.
9) Heart of oak
Author
Series
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
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?
Author
Series
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
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
12) The flag captain
Author
Series
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
April 1797, Falmouth Bay. As France continues her bitter struggle for supremacy on land and sea, the Royal Navy receives a crippling blow at home: the Great Mutiny. Returning home after eighteen months' continuous service, Flag Captain Richard Bolitho finds himself at the center of the crisis. And his new commander, it seems, is a man who will brook no interference ...
14) Beyond the reef
Author
Series
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
As Napoleon holds Portugal and threatens his old ally Spain, Vice Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho is dispatched once more to the Cape of Good Hope to establish a permanent naval force.
Author
Series
Richard Bolitho stories volume 1
Publisher
Buccaneer Books
Pub. Date
1975.
Language
English
Description
In 1772 a sixteen-year-old midshipman joins the crew of the "Gorgon" whose mission is to investigate the slave trade on Africa's west coast.
Author
Series
Richard Bolitho stories volume 3
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
18) The only victor
Author
Series
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
Chicago, IL,
Language
English
Description
In February, 1806, the frigate carrying Vice Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho drops anchor off the shores of southern Africa. Bolitho's instructions are to assist in hastening the campaign in Africa, where an expeditionary force is attempting to recapture Cape Town from the Dutch.
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