Colours Aloft!

by Alexander Kent

Overview

Falmouth, 1803. As Bolitho faces the grim reality of war at close quarters, he will be called upon to anticipate the strategies of the French fleet. The conflict has taken on a personal note, reviving his vendetta with the French admiral, Jobert, who once commanded the Argonaute.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590131756
Publisher:	McBooks Press
Publication date:	04/01/2000
Series:	Bolitho Series , #18
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	213,329
File size:	926 KB

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.

Editorial Reviews

"One of our foremost writers of Naval Fiction."

Sunday Times

"A vigorous new seafaring yarn. . . . Another rip-snorting adventure chronicling the dynamic career of a valiant naval officer."  —Booklist



"The Bolitho series may sail on forever, and that's just fine." —Kirkus Reviews

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