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Author
Series
Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin novels volume 11
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Author
Series
Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin novels volume 13
Publisher
Norton
Pub. Date
1991
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"From one of the great naval leaders of our time, a master class in decision making under pressure through the stories of nine famous acts of leadership in battle drawn from the history of the United States Navy, with outcomes both glorious and notorious At the heart of Admiral James Stavridis's training as a naval officer was the preparation to lead sailors in combat, to face the decisive moment in battle when it arises and make the best decision...
Author
Series
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
In 1782, when the British frigate Phalarope is ordered to assist in the Caribbean, her new commander Richard Bolitho must deal with greed and ambition among the officers, and cowardice and impending mutiny among the seamen.
12) The flag captain
Author
Series
Publisher
Distributed to the book trade by Login Trade
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
Captain Richard Bolitho is placed in charge of the flagship of a squadron attempting to force Britain's entry into the Mediterranean during the late eighteenth century.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
This is the little-known story of how a newly independent nation was challenged by four Muslim powers and what happened when America's third president decided to stand up to intimidation. When Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801, America faced a crisis. The new nation was deeply in debt and needed its economy to grow quickly, but its merchant ships were under attack. Pirates from North Africa's Barbary coast routinely captured American sailors...
14) H.M.S. surprise
Author
Series
Publisher
Norton
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
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Description
"Third in the series of Aubrey-Maturin adventures, this book is set among the strange sights and smells of the Indian subcontinent, and in the distant waters ploughed by the ships of the East India Company. Aubrey is on the defensive, pitting wits and seamanship against an enemy enjoying overwhelming local superiority. But somewhere in the Indian Ocean lies the prize that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams: the ships sent by Napoleon to...
15) American naval history: an illustrated chronology of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-present
Author
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
16) The truelove
Author
Series
Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin novels volume 15
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
17) A battle won
Author
Series
Charles Hayden novels volume 2
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
After being tasked with taking HMS Themis into battle against the French for the strategically located island of Corsica, Master and Commander Charles Hayden soon must land his ship on Corsica, where his men join forces with native insurgents.
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