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| Title | : | A Tradition Of Victory (Richard Bolitho #16) |
| Author | : | Alexander Kent |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 302 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 2000 by McBooks Press (first published 1981) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Adventure. War. Military Fiction. Naval Historical Fiction |
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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. After eight years of war with France, Britain must make a gesture that will show strength and determination—and one which will dramatically weaken the French cause. Rear-Admiral Bolitho must follow his flag's tradition of victory, even though—for the first time in his life—he is torn between the demands of public duty and personal need.Mention Books Supposing A Tradition Of Victory (Richard Bolitho #16)
| Original Title: | A Tradition of Victory |
| ISBN: | 0935526706 (ISBN13: 9780935526707) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Richard Bolitho #16 |
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Ratings: 4.1 From 801 Users | 11 ReviewsCrit Epithetical Books A Tradition Of Victory (Richard Bolitho #16)
Richard Bolitho is a rear admiral, tasked by a dead-man with doing the nigh impossible before his still-living Admiralty colleagues can countermand that order.Oh, come on, of course he does it! :-)We do see that Dick is getting a bit reluctant to go sailing out - being married will do that to you. I expect that we'll see the series transitioning over to Adam Pascoe sometime in the next few books.
See my earlier reviews regarding this entertaining Naval series set in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
The most interesting thing for me was discovering how many words in the English language I do not know - all sorts of terms for bits of ship or rigging that I have never come across before - I felt that perhaps I should read this book with a dictionary.It was the first novel by Alexander Kent that I have read, and it did not wow me,grip me and make me want to rush and find all the other Richar Bolitho stories. I remained mildly interested in him, his life and times, and will probably never read
It is amazing to me that Douglas Reeman (Alexander Kent) can keep on coming up with exciting plots following the career of British Naval Officer Richard Bolitho. Starting as a midshipman in the early 1770 to a Rear Admiral in 1801, fighting first the Americans and now the French, he shows how excellent a sea officer and tactician he is. Napoleon has been building a fleet of small ships that were to ferry French troops to England and Bolitho is sent to destroy them. You will have to read the
This book, the 16th in Alexander Kent's Richard Bolitho series, begins in July, 1801, not long after Bolitho and his squadron have returned from the Battle of Copenhagen. On short notice, Bolitho is ordered to take his squadron to the Bay of Biscay to thwart French attempts to assemble an invasion fleet of troop carriers. The Admiralty, aware that peace talks are rumored, wants to do all possible to destroy the troop carriers to make peace more advantageous to the British.This novel brings back
A pseudonym used by Douglas Reeman.Series:* Richard Bolitho* Adam BolithoIt is amazing to me that Douglas Reeman (Alexander Kent) can keep on coming up with exciting plots following the career of British Naval Officer Richard Bolitho. Starting as a midshipman in the early 1770 to a Rear Admiral in 1801, fighting first the Americans and now the French, he shows how excellent a sea officer and tactician he is. Napoleon has been building a fleet of small ships that were to ferry French troops to England and Bolitho is sent to destroy them. You will have to read the
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