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Zapraszam do zakupu książki: UNDER ENEMY COLOURS
by
SEAN THOMAS RUSSELL
Książka używana, w języku angielskim Stan książki: bdb-
Oprawa: twarda z obwolutą
Ilość stron: 487
Rok wydania: 2008
The Bookseller
"An unqualified seal of approval for Under Enemy Colours. This is gloriously readable stuff - a must for O'Brian fans."
Neal Stephenson
'Russell's encyclopedic command of nautical lore, joined to his rare ability to spin a ripping yarn, combine to place the reader right in the middle of the action, of which there is plenty.'
1793: the thunder of cannon fire echoes across the
English Channel, chilling the stoutest hearts . . .
The opening skirmishes of the French Revolutionary War send ageing frigate HMS Themis into waters swarming with enemy ships of the line. Instructed to survey the French coastline, she’s soon in the thick of the action: cutlasses slash and bayonets skewer, cannons splinter decks and sever limbs. Onto the smoky deck strides young Lieutenant Charles Hayden.
With an English father and a French mother, the Admiralty are reluctant to give Hayden his first command. Instead, he is to act as a bulwark between the Themis’s tyrannical Captain Hart and a mutinous crew. Steering a course between the cowardly captain and the treacherous crew, English common sense and French pride, Hayden must first master his wits before challenging the might of the French naval war machine.
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