SLOOP OF WAR

Kent, Alexander

ISBN 10: 093552648X / ISBN 13: 9780935526486

Published by McBooks Press, 1972

About this Item

McBooks Press, 1972, 8vo, 351 pages, First Edition. Softcover edition, near fine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Seller Inventory # GD01285og

Bibliographic Details

Title: SLOOP OF WAR

Publisher: McBooks Press

Publication Date: 1972

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: First Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

The year is 1778, the ship is the 18-gun HMS Sparrow, England's finest sloop of war, and the Captain is Richard Bolitho, sailing his command into the fury of battle. The American Revolution has turned the Atlantic coast into a refuge for privateers and marauding French warships, and it is up to young Bolitho to fight the colonial rebels, to stave off the treachery of a beautiful woman, and to overcome the dangerous incompetence of a senior officer before it is too late.

About the Author:

Alexander Kent, pen name of Douglas Edward Reeman, joined the British Navy at 16, serving on destroyers and small craft during World War II, and eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant. He has taught navigation to yachtsmen and has served as a script adviser for television and films. His books have been translated into nearly two dozen languages.