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Cross of St. George (Richard Bolitho #24)
February 1813: As American privateers pick off British and Canadian ships in the wake of the War of 1812, Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho returns to Halifax to defend Crown property. In the cold waters off Nova Scotia, he fights fruitless skirmishes with men of the frontier, all the while longing for peace.
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
April 1st 2001
by McBooks Press
(first published 1996)
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This is book 22 of the series about Richard Bolitho. The series runs from his being a midshipman to Admiral. The plots convey shipboard life, the hardships of the sea, the horrors of battle and the complexities of romance in an age of social status and conventions.
This book provided a rich story line set in the background of the war of 1812 from the British perspective. The author does not make a super hero out of the main character, but one of vunerabilty. The character is slow going blind in o...more
This book provided a rich story line set in the background of the war of 1812 from the British perspective. The author does not make a super hero out of the main character, but one of vunerabilty. The character is slow going blind in o...more
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A pseudonym used by Douglas Reeman.
Series:
* Richard Bolitho
* Adam Bolitho
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Series:
* Richard Bolitho
* Adam Bolitho
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