Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the sloop of war, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. The bolitho novels are a series of nautical war novels written by douglas reeman using the pseudonym alexander kent. Douglas reeman alexander kent book series in order. The bolitho novels project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. It can be enjoyed without reading the prior books, but you will enjoy it more if you read the first three books first.
I recommend it to anyone who is interested in the royal navy of sail and the american war of independence as seen from the royal navys point of view. A sloop of war download a sloop of war ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Bolitho series 126 and 29 alexander kent audiobook. The bolitho novels are a series of nautical war novels written by douglas reeman they focus. My first exposure to an alexander kent book and it was a fairly enjoyable experience. Sloop of war richard bolitho, book 6 by alexander kent.
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It is one of the first of kent s books i read and have never forgotten it. Alexander kent 1st edition books for sale in stock ebay. Alexander kent b04 sloop of war m jayston 524 sloop of war. Alexander kent is the pseudonym of douglas reeman, a contemporary british writer.
Alexander kent books with dust jacket for sale ebay. The year is 1778, the ship is the 18gun hms sparrow, englands finest sloop of war, and the captain is richard bolitho, sailing his command into the fury of battle. Sloop of war follows the appointment of lieutenant bolitho to command his own ship, hms sparrow. Alexander kent a pen name of douglas reeman wrote this series about richard bolitho and his family. I will save final judgment on this series until i have read all the books, but for now i will say.
Download pdf a sloop of war free online new books in. For the young richard bolitho the spring of 1778 marked a complete transformation for himself. In this book bolitho is given command of a sloop and sent to the american colonies to help in the war there. Later books in the series set after his death are based on his nephew adam bolitho. Under his own name, douglas reeman, and in the course of a career spanning. Great books part of a list of books on the main character richard bolitho, set i the ships of the royal navy, both pre and post napoleonic era. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read sloop of war. See all books authored by alexander kent, including sloop of war the bolitho novels, and with all despatch richard bolitho novelsalexander kent no 8, and more on. Reeman joined the british navy at 16 and served on destroyers and small crafts during world war ii, eventually rising to lieutenant. In march 1784, at a time when most of the fleet was. Sloop of war by alexander kent overdrive rakuten overdrive. Three short stories by alexander kent, michael aye and alec merrill remain in.
Alexander kent has 149 books on goodreads with 49794 ratings. Under his name, you will find great books that focus on life in the british royal navy and the action that is seen during war time. We watch as ships of war tear each other apart and villains are dispatched gruesomely. It is probably the longest running series in the genre at the present time. Sloop of war download pdfepub ebook gets free book. Alexander kent ebooks epub and pdf format alexander kent ebooks. As alexander kent, he writes about bolitho, and later bolithos nephew adam, and their adventures at sea in the age of fighting sail. Alexander kent books list of books by author alexander kent. Books by alexander kent author of midshipman bolitho.
Nov 30, 1971 commander bolitho is is captain of the sloop of war, hms swallow. Bolitho series 126 and 29 alexander kent audiobook online. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. The story is short and there are many scenes of seafaring action which the author writes with aplomb. The american revolution has turned the atlantic coast into a refuge for privateers and marauding french warships, and it is up to young bolitho to fight the colonial rebels, to stave off the treachery of a beautiful woman, and to. An enthralling and exciting bolitho adventure from the master storyteller of the sea, alexander kent pseudonym for douglas reeman. Free ebooks three short stories by alexander kent, michael aye and alec merrill remain in and are reproduced by kind permission of the authors. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. This is the first study in depth of the royal navys vital, but largely ignored small craft. At present, more than 34 million copies of his books are in.
He is given numerous assignments in the delaware bay, in the northern caribbean and, in the genre of historical naval fiction focussed on the tall ships of the british royal navy at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, this book by alexander kent has to be among the best. Especially for any former military officer, there is something irresistable about reading about an officers first independent command. Free ebooks are provided by other sites and they are purported to be out of in the host country. See the complete richard bolitho series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Reeman joined the british navy at 16 and served on destroyers and small crafts during world war ii. He later worked as a london detective and has served as a script advisor for television and film. Richard bolitho audiobooks listen to the full series. It is one of the first of kents books i read and have never forgotten it. Alexander kent b04 sloop of war m jayston 523 sloop of war. Click download or read online button to a sloop of war book pdf for free now.
Under his own name, douglas reeman, and in the course of a career spanning fortyfive years, he has written over thirty novels and two nonfiction books. Alexander kent b04 sloop of war m jayston 521 sloop of war. Series of nautical fiction novels set during the late 18th century in the royal navy by douglas reeman writing under the pseudonym alexander kent. For the young richard bolitho the spring of 1778 marked a complete transformation for himself and his future. Book 6 by alexander kent available from rakuten kobo. Under his pen name, alexander kent, the former royal navy officer chronicled the adventures of richard and adam bolitho at sea during the age of fighting sail. It was the year in which the american war of independence changed to an allout struggle for freedom from british rule and the year when bolitho took command of the sparrow, a small, fast and wellarmed sloop of war. As alexander kent, he writes about bolitho, and later bolithos.
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Jan 01, 2018 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Buy sloop of war by alexander kent from waterstones today. Alexander kent b04 sloop of war m jayston 522 sloop of war. Alexander kent ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. As the french enter the american war of independence in earnest, young richard bolitho is given his first command.
Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Publication date 19820901 topics historical general, fiction publisher jove. Alexander kent is the author of twentyeight acclaimed books featuring. Book 6 by kent, alexander from amazons fiction books store. Bolitho has been given command of the sparrow, a sloop of war. In the age of sail they were built in huge numbers and in far greater variety than the more regulated major warships, so they present a particular challenge to any historian attempting a coherent design history. Buy a cheap copy of sloop of war the bolitho novels book by alexander kent. Alexander kent is the author of twentyeight acclaimed books featuring richard bolitho. The central character is richard bolitho, and, later, his nephew, adam. The richard bolitho novels the bolitho novels book 4 ebook.