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Book Hazard in Circassia

    Book Details:
  • Author : V. A. Stuart
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2004-10-01
  • ISBN : 1590131894
  • Pages : 259 pages

Download or read book Hazard in Circassia written by V. A. Stuart and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2004-10-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To break the stalemate in the Crimea, where the Russian city of Sebastopol still stands strong against the allies' siege, the British must search for unlikely help among the self-reliant mountain people of Circassia. Commander Phillip Hazard of HMS Huntress is dispatched with a select handful of his crew to seek out the guerrilla leader Serfir Pasha and win him over as an ally.

Book Hazard in Circassia

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  • Author : V. A. Stuart
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1973-01-01
  • ISBN : 9780709136958
  • Pages : 208 pages

Download or read book Hazard in Circassia written by V. A. Stuart and published by . This book was released on 1973-01-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hazard in Circassia

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  • Author : William Stuart Long
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1973
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 208 pages

Download or read book Hazard in Circassia written by William Stuart Long and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Form Line of Battle

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  • Author : Alexander Kent
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 1999-04-01
  • ISBN : 1590132459
  • Pages : 355 pages

Download or read book Form Line of Battle written by Alexander Kent and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1999-04-01 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year is 1793, and England is once again at war. For Richard Bolitho, the renewal of hostilities with France means a fresh command and the chance for action after months of inactivity.

Book Ramage at Trafalgar

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  • Author : Dudley Pope
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2002-09-01
  • ISBN : 1590135377
  • Pages : 259 pages

Download or read book Ramage at Trafalgar written by Dudley Pope and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ramage, finally reunited with his beloved Sarah, hopes to spend at least a few quiet weeks with her. Instead, he is summoned by Admiral Nelson himself. His orders: Ramage is to join Nelson's fleet blockading the combined French and Spanish navies in the port of Cadiz. But Nelson's plan is not merely to blockade the enemy's fleet. He intends to confront it head-on in the biggest naval battle the world has ever seen.

Book Governor Ramage R  N

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  • Author : Dudley Pope
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2000-10-01
  • ISBN : 1590135105
  • Pages : 371 pages

Download or read book Governor Ramage R N written by Dudley Pope and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2000-10-01 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lieutenant Lord Ramage, in command of the brig Triton, is escorting a convoy from Barbados to Jamaica, normally a routine and tedious chore. But this time Ramage has to be especially vigilant to guard the convoy's precious cargo—a family of important French refugees.

Book Seven Men of Gascony

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  • Author : R. F. Delderfield
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2001-04-01
  • ISBN : 159013673X
  • Pages : 368 pages

Download or read book Seven Men of Gascony written by R. F. Delderfield and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2001-04-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this stirring saga, seven comrades and heroes slog through the swirl and tumult of the Napoleonic Wars, fighting for their lives across Europe, from Austria to Portugal, France to Russia, until the warriors confront their destiny at Waterloo. Drawn from true stories left behind by the soldiers of the First Empire, this dramatic tale rings true in both triumph and defeat.

Book Sword of Honour

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  • Author : Alexander Kent
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2001-04-01
  • ISBN : 1590132556
  • Pages : 323 pages

Download or read book Sword of Honour written by Alexander Kent and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2001-04-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Richard Bolitho returns from a wearing campaign in North American waters to take up a command in Malta. As England's long war with Napoleon reaches its end, will Richard Bolitho's longing for peace—both public and personal—be fulfilled?

Book Ramage s Devil

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  • Author : Dudley Pope
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2002-03-01
  • ISBN : 1590135431
  • Pages : 322 pages

Download or read book Ramage s Devil written by Dudley Pope and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2002-03-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Lord Ramage's honeymoon in France is interrupted by a sudden end to the Peace of Amiens. Finding themselves on unfriendly soil just hours before hostilities commence, Ramage and his bride elude the grasp of Napoleon's secret police.

Book Dust on the Sea

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  • Author : Douglas Reeman
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2003-02-01
  • ISBN : 1590134508
  • Pages : 371 pages

Download or read book Dust on the Sea written by Douglas Reeman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2003-02-01 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mediterranean, 1943: At long last the British Army has won a victory, and Rommel's Afrika Korps is in retreat. Into this new phase of the war comes Captain Mike Blackwood, Royal Marine Commando. Already bloodied in the disastrous retreat from Burma, Blackwood goes to Alexandria as part of an elite unit, poised to strike the first blows against the Nazi fortress of mainland Europe.

Book To Glory We Steer

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  • Author : Alexander Kent
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 1998-10-01
  • ISBN : 1590132602
  • Pages : 355 pages

Download or read book To Glory We Steer written by Alexander Kent and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1998-10-01 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portsmouth, 1782. His Britannic Majesty's frigate Phalarope is ordered to assist the hard-pressed squadrons in the Caribbean. Aboard is her new commander—Richard Bolitho. To all appearances the Phalarope is everything a young captain could wish for, but beneath the surface she is a deeply unhappy ship—her wardroom torn by petty greed and ambition, her deckhands suspected of cowardice under fire and driven to near-mutiny by senseless ill-treatment.

Book Ramage   the Renegades

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  • Author : Dudley Pope
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2001-10-01
  • ISBN : 1590135318
  • Pages : 323 pages

Download or read book Ramage the Renegades written by Dudley Pope and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2001-10-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nelson's crews are standing down and Ramage is on leave when he received secret Admiralty orders to inspect the small island of Trinidad off the coast of Brazil. Reaching the island's shores, Ramage and the crew of the Calypso fetch up in a battle to free several captive merchant ships—and a beautiful woman passenger—as they cross swords with bloodthirsty pirates.

Book Passage to Mutiny

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  • Author : Alexander Kent
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 1999-04-01
  • ISBN : 1590132491
  • Pages : 355 pages

Download or read book Passage to Mutiny written by Alexander Kent and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1999-04-01 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: October 1789, and war clouds thunder over Europe when Richard Bolitho steers the Tempest into the perilous waters of the Great South Sea. To protect vulnerable English shipping lanes from her seagoing enemies, he must face the hazards of fickle winds, pirates, and savage islanders.

Book The Flag Captain

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  • Author : Alexander Kent
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 1999-10-01
  • ISBN : 1590132580
  • Pages : 387 pages

Download or read book The Flag Captain written by Alexander Kent and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1999-10-01 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: April 1797, Falmouth Bay. As France continues her bitter struggle for supremacy on land and sea, the Royal Navy receives a crippling blow at home: the Great Mutiny. Returning home after eighteen-months' service, Flag Captain Richard Bolitho finds himself at the center of the crisis.

Book Honour This Day

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alexander Kent
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2000-04-01
  • ISBN : 1590131924
  • Pages : 323 pages

Download or read book Honour This Day written by Alexander Kent and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2000-04-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In September 1804, as England stands alone against France and the fleets of Spain, Vice-Admiral Richard Bolitho hoists his flag above the veteran Hyperion and sets sail with a new squadron for the Caribbean. His orders are to plan and execute a daring dawn raid on the Spanish Main.

Book Touch and Go

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  • Author : C. Northcote Parkinson
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2003-02-01
  • ISBN : 1590136152
  • Pages : 276 pages

Download or read book Touch and Go written by C. Northcote Parkinson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2003-02-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his Royal Navy commission in hand, Richard Delancey is posted to Gibraltar to command the sloop Merlin for convoy protection in the Mediterranean. Overcoming problems with his crew, Delancey quickly proves his mettle during the siege of Valletta and during the battle at Cadiz.

Book Badge of Glory

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  • Author : Douglas Reeman
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2002-04-01
  • ISBN : 1590134419
  • Pages : 387 pages

Download or read book Badge of Glory written by Douglas Reeman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2002-04-01 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel through Britain's military history with a proud seafaring family, the Blackwoods, and the service tradition in which they make their careers—the Royal Marines. Captain Philip Blackwood of the Royal Marines rejoins his ship, the HMS Audacious, in the summer of 1850. Sent out to Africa to eliminate the last strongholds of slavery, then on to the Crimean War, Blackwood and his men battle brutal summer heat and bitter opposition to uphold the Royal Marines' motto.