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Alan Lewrie naval adventures volume 2
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English
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It is 1781 and the British-held American port of Yorktown on the Chesapeake Bay is under siege. Pounded by the American colonists on land and the deadly warships of their French allies at sea, the once proud city is in flames and near ruin. But on the horizon, the King's own fleet of heavily armed frigates heads full sail to blast through France's blockade. Aboard His Majesty's swift flagship DESPERATE, midshipman Alan Lewrie quickly sets his gunners...
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Alan Lewrie naval adventures volume 4
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English
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1783: His Majesty's secret agent Fresh from war in the Americas, young navy veteran Alan Lewrie finds London pure pleasure. Then, at Plymouth he boards the trading ship Telesto, to find out why merchantmen are disappearing in the East Indies. Between the pungent shores of Calcutta and teaming Canton, Lewrie-reunited with his scoundrel father-discovers a young French captain, backed by an armada of Mindanaon pirates, on a plundering rampage. While...
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Alan Lewrie naval adventures volume 7
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English
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1793—For love of war and money . . .
Once a French corvette, she was reborn HMS Jester, sleek and fast. At her sea-sprayed helm is former Midshipman Alan Lewrie, turned grizzled warrior by trade. But when Commander Lewrie reaches the island of Corsica he gets orders for which even he is not prepared: lure his archenemy, French commander Guillaume Choundas, into battle—and personally strike him dead. . . .
From splintering-hulled ships battling...
Once a French corvette, she was reborn HMS Jester, sleek and fast. At her sea-sprayed helm is former Midshipman Alan Lewrie, turned grizzled warrior by trade. But when Commander Lewrie reaches the island of Corsica he gets orders for which even he is not prepared: lure his archenemy, French commander Guillaume Choundas, into battle—and personally strike him dead. . . .
From splintering-hulled ships battling...
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Alan Lewrie naval adventures volume 17
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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1803. After reluctantly saving the last French citizens left on rebellious Haiti, Capt. Alan Lewrie finds himself invited back to London to receive honors from the King and soon finds himself back at sea testing a newfangled weapon called a "torpedo" and defending England from an invasion by Napoleon.
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Alan Lewrie naval adventures volume 5
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English
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In the Bahamas to protect British merchants from pirates, Alan Lewrie becomes embroiled in a campaign to bring "Calico Jack" Finney to justice.
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Alan Lewrie naval adventures volume 19
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, was having a good year in the summer of 1805, commanding a small squadron of sloops in pursuit of French and Spanish privateers, till rumors of a huge French fleet at sea brought fears of invasion to tranquil Nassau in the Bahamas. He must defend the port, no matter the odds, at the risk of his very life! Relieved and reinforced at the last moment, he is off for a welcome return to England, where only very creative...
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Alan Lewrie naval adventures volume 1
Publisher
Fawcett Books
Pub. Date
1998.
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English
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In 1780, 17-year-old Alan Lewrie is a rebellious young libertine. So much so that his callous father believes a bit of navy discipline will turn the boy around. Fresh aboard the tall-masted "Ariadne", Midshipman Lewrie heads for the war-torn Americas, finding--rather unexpectedly--that he is a born sailor, equally at home with the randy pleasures of the port and the raging battles on the high seas. But in a hail of cannonballs comes a bawdy adventure....
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Alan Lewrie naval adventures volume 25
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Lewrie loses his ship and his command when he receives news that Vigilance must return to England to be decommissioned and turned over to the dockyards for a complete refit. Lewrie is grounded, put on half-pay, and his crew disperses to look for new positions. It's late Autumn, and being ashore is heavenly, after a time. Lewrie spends time with his wife Jessica, helps his son Hugh find a new ship, and happily marries off Charlotte. Life onshore is...
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Alan Lewrie naval adventures volume 18
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2012.
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English
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Captain Alan Lewrie of the Royal Navy is ordered to head to Cuba and Spanish Florida to search for French and Spanish privateers who have been preying on British merchantmen and discover if the privateers have been getting aid from the Americans..
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Alan Lewrie naval adventures volume 21
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Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
©2015.
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English
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"In Kings and Emperors, the twenty-first book in Dewey Lambdin's beloved Alan Lewrie series, Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, is still in Gibraltar, his schemes for raids along the coast of Southern Spain shot to a halt. He is reduced to commanding a clutch of harbor defense gunboats in the bay while his ship, HMS Sapphire, slowly grounds herself on a reef of beef bones! Until Napoleon Bonaparte's invasion of peaceful Portugal and his so-called collaborative...
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Alan Lewrie naval adventures volume 20
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
©2014.
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English
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"The year 1807 starts out badly for Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy. His frigate HMS Reliant has a new captain, he's living at his father's estate at Anglesgreen, among spiteful neighbors and family, and he's recovering from a wound suffered in the South Atlantic. At last, there's a bright spot. When fit, Admiralty awards him a new commission; not a frigate but a clumsy, slow two-decker Fourth Rate 50. Are his frigate days over for good? Lewrie's...
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Alan Lewrie naval adventures volume 15
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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Lewrie gets his new orders to deliver a peace delegation to Russia, but is then pressed into service to help Vice Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson defeat the Danish fleet at Copenhagen.
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Alan Lewrie naval adventures volume 22
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
"Dewey Lambdin is the reigning master of maritime fiction, celebrated as the heir to Patrick O'Brian and C.S. Forester. For over twenty years, his devoted fans have followed the adventures of Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, from his days as a midshipmen to captain of his own ship and, though on somewhat dubious grounds, a baronetcy. 1809 starts out badly for Captain Alan Lewrie, RN, and his ship, HMS Sapphire. They've extracted the sick, cold survivors of...
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Alan Lewrie naval adventures volume 23
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Dewey Lambdin is the reigning master of maritime fiction, celebrated as the heir to Patrick O'Brian and C.S. Forester. For over twenty years, his devoted fans have followed the adventures of Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, from his days as a midshipman to captain of his own ship and, though on somewhat dubious grounds, a baronetcy. Summer, 1809, and Captain Alan Lewrie, RN, wins fame, glory, and prize-money leading his squadron to victory over four French...
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Alan Lewrie naval adventures volume 24
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Alan Lewrie naval adventures volume 12
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
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Searching for a prize ship that has been stolen along with its crew from war-stricken 1799 Dominica, captain Alan Lewrie finds himself in the infamous pirate waters off of New Orleans and is forced to relinquish his command in order to identify the thieves.
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