As the French enter the American War of Independence in earnest, young Richard Bolitho is given his first command, "Sparrow" - a fast, well-armed fighting sloop. At last he has the chance to prove his abilities as a junior captain. But he faces other challenges too.
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Douglas Reeman did convoy duty in the navy in the Atlantic, the Arctic, and the North Sea. He has written over thirty novels under his own name and more than twenty best-selling historical novels featuring Richard Bolitho under the pseudonym Alexander Kent.
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1st Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 319 pages: maps(on lining papers); 23cm. Subjects: fiction. 20th century fiction. Bolitho, Richard (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century -- Fiction. Bolitho, Richard (Fictitious character). Great Britain. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 337831