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The Inshore Squadron is the twelfth Richard Bolitho story and chronologically it follows the events covered by Signal - Close Action!
In September 1800 Richard Bolitho, a freshly appointed rear-admiral, assumes command of his own squadron - but, as the cruel demands of war spread from Europe to the Baltic, he soon realizes that his experience, gained in the line of battle, has ill-prepared him for the intricate manoeuvring of power politics.
Under his flag the Inshore Squadron has to ride out the bitter hardship of blockade duty and the swift, deadly encounters with the enemy. An old hatred steps from the past to pose a personal threat to him, but at the gates of Copenhagen, where his flag flies admidst the fury of battle, Bolitho must put all private hopes and fears behind him.
In September 1800 Richard Bolitho, a freshly appointed rear-admiral, assumes command of his own squadron - but, as the cruel demands of war spread from Europe to the Baltic, he soon realizes that his experience, gained in the line of battle, has ill-prepared him for the intricate manoeuvring of power politics.
Under his flag the Inshore Squadron has to ride out the bitter hardship of blockade duty and the swift, deadly encounters with the enemy. An old hatred steps from the past to pose a personal threat to him, but at the gates of Copenhagen, where his flag flies admidst the fury of battle, Bolitho must put all private hopes and fears behind him.
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Review:
"The richest yet in the series." --"Kirkus Reviews"
"The richest yet in the series." "Kirkus Reviews""
"Action is frequent and intense, and the color and excitement of 18th-Century sea battles are vividly depicted. Best of all, Bolitho will be remembered as a hero who is both human and humane." "Library Journal""
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"The richest yet in the series." "Kirkus Reviews""
"Action is frequent and intense, and the color and excitement of 18th-Century sea battles are vividly depicted. Best of all, Bolitho will be remembered as a hero who is both human and humane." "Library Journal""
Another exciting Bolitho adventure!
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- PublisherUlverscroft Large Print Books Ltd
- Publication date1983
- ISBN 10 0708909051
- ISBN 13 9780708909058
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages480
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