Sloop of War
by Kent, Alexander
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used; Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399109757
- ISBN 13
- 9780399109751
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1972. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Used; Good/Very Good. Slightly cocked; foxing on edges and DJ; small tears and yellowing on DJ. Red cloth boards with gold titles on spine; maps on endpapers; pictorial DJ; 319 pp. Kent writes of the British Navy in the tradition of C.S. Forester. In this, his most acclaimed novel, the American War for Independence is at a turning point in 1778. With the mounting involvement of French forces, the Royal Navy resources are stretched to the limit. Richard Bolitho has gone from Lieutenant on a ship-of-the-line to commanding the sloop Sparrow, fulfilling a lifelong dream. This sloop of war is more than the 22-year-old commander could ever hope for. Small, fast, well-armed and new, she offers scope for his own ideas. But he's also learning the downside of command and even faces treachery on board.
Synopsis
Douglas Reeman (Alexander Kent) did convoy duty in the Atlantic, the Arctic and the North Sea. He has written over thirty novels under his own name and more than twenty bestselling historical novels featuring Richard Bolitho under the pseudonym Alexander Kent.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books Music Videos 4 U (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- HBBK02102
- Title
- Sloop of War
- Author
- Kent, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used; Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0399109757
- ISBN 13
- 9780399109751
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- FICTION NAVAL HISTORICAL RICHARD BOLITHO FICTITIOUS CHARACTER OCEAN SEA ADVENTURE 1778 AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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