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January 1944. Out in the wastes of the Indian Ocean, British ships are sinking. The cause: a German armed raider, disguised to deceive unwary merchantmen. In Williamstown, Australia, HMS Andromeda awaits transfer to the Australian navy. After years together in bloody combat with the Nazis, the cruiser's crew will disperse to fight in other ships, in other seas. But a call to Andromeda's youthful captain, Richard Blake VC, changes everything. He puts to sea immediately. His mission: to seek out and destroy the raider. And in this conflict, one ship must die.
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January, 1944. When the British light cruiser Andromeda arrives at Williamstown naval dockyard to be handed over to the Royal Australian Navy, she is already a legend....
About the Author:
Douglas Edward Reeman is a British author who has written many historical fiction books on the Royal Navy, mainly set during either World War II or the Napoleonic Wars.
David attended Edinburgh University and then went onto a scholarship to RADA. He has worked in most of Britain's major theatres, including the Royal Court, National Theatre, Shakespeare's Globe and Royal Shakespeare Company. On television he has played Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, and was ITV's Doctor Finlay. His film work includes Unrelated, My Week With Marilyn, The Iron Lady and Roman Polanski's The Ghost. He has also recorded around 200 audiobooks.
David attended Edinburgh University and then went onto a scholarship to RADA. He has worked in most of Britain's major theatres, including the Royal Court, National Theatre, Shakespeare's Globe and Royal Shakespeare Company. On television he has played Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, and was ITV's Doctor Finlay. His film work includes Unrelated, My Week With Marilyn, The Iron Lady and Roman Polanski's The Ghost. He has also recorded around 200 audiobooks.
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- PublisherUlverscroft Large Print Books Ltd
- Publication date1981
- ISBN 10 0708905846
- ISBN 13 9780708905845
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages512
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New York: Morrow, 1979
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