ISBN Sloop Of War book English Paperback 320 pages

Multi-million copy seller Alexander Kent
, brings us another rip-roaring and riveting maritime page-turner. Fans of Patrick O'Brian and C. S. Forester will not be disappointed!
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1778
: a seminal year for the young
Richard Bolitho
...
The American War of Independence
changes to an all-out struggle for freedom from
British
rule - and Bolitho takes command of
theSparrow
, a small, fast and well-armed sloop of war.
As the pace of war increases, theSparrowis called from one crisis to another - and when the great fleets of Britain and France convene on
theChesapeake
, Bolitho has to throw aside the early dreams of his first command to find maturity in
a sea battle that might decide the fate of a whole continent.
Bolitho's adventures continue inTo Glory We Steer.