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Alexander Kent

    This author crafts gripping historical novels set against the backdrop of naval life. Their work is characterized by meticulous descriptions of life at sea and in battle, drawing readers into dramatic events and the fates of their characters.

    Colours Aloft!
    Sloop of War
    Sword of Honour
    Success to the Brave
    Enemy in Sight!
    The Suspect
    • 2024

      Landmarks in Mapping

      50 Years of the Cartographic Journal

      • 416 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      Featuring 16 classic papers, this collection showcases the quality and diversity of the Journal's history. It highlights significant contributions to the field of cartography, blending well-known works with lesser-known gems, providing a comprehensive overview for enthusiasts and scholars alike.

      Landmarks in Mapping
    • 2020

      The Suspect

      • 416 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      The masterful true-crime account of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing that captured the world's attention, and Richard Jewell, the heroic security guard-turned-suspect at the heart of it all.

      The Suspect
    • 2013

      Band Of Brothers

      • 144 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      In this, the long awaited conclusion of Alexander Kent's midshipman trilogy, the new year of 1774 seems to offer Richard Bolitho and his friend Martyn Dancer the culmination of a dream.

      Band Of Brothers
    • 2012

      Filled with high-seas intrigue and sharp tensions, this nautical novel takes an intense voyage into the heart of Napoleonic-era Africa. The year is 1819 and Captain Adam Bolitho has been sent on an urgent but risky mission to make a fast passage from Plymouth to Freetown, West Africa, with secret orders for the senior officer stationed there. Due to the slave trade being declared illegal, ships in every harbor are waiting to be scrapped and officers have been cut loose without hope of future commands, thus Adam soon finds himself the object of envy and jealousy. In Africa he discovers unexpected allies and faces an enemy far more powerful and ruthless than any he has known before.

      The Bolitho Novels - 28: In the King's Name
    • 2008

      Heart Of Oak

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
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      Onward, a new 38-gun frigate whose first mission is not war but diplomacy, as consort to the French frigate Nautilus. It is only when Nautilus becomes a sacrificial offering on the altar of empire that every man discovers the brotherhood of the sea is more powerful than the bitter memories of an... číst celé

      Heart Of Oak
    • 2008

      1942: Die strategische Bedeutung Maltas, von Winston Churchill als "unversenkbarer Flugzeugträger " bezeichnet, war nach dem Sieg Rommels bei El Agheila und dem damit verbundenen Verlust des britischen Luftstützpunktes Cyrenaica für England enorm gewachsen. Doch den Deutschen gelang es, den lebenswichtigen Nachschub auf dem Seeweg nachhaltig zu unterbinden. Zur Durchbrechung der Blockade startete die Royal Navy das Unternehmen "Vigorous"

      Unternehmen "Vigorous"
    • 2007

      Man Of War

      • 416 pages
      • 15 hours of reading
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      Antigua 1817Every harbour and estuary is filled with ghostly ships, the famous and the legendary now redundant in the aftermath of the war. In this uneasy peace, Adam Bolitho is fortunate to be offered the seventy-four gun Athena, and as flag captain to Vice-Admiral Sir Graham Bethune once more follows his destiny to the Caribbean.

      Man Of War
    • 2007

      Eine große Verantwortung drückt auf die Schultern des jungen Captain Adam Bolitho. Unter den Nachkriegsfolgen der postnapoleonischen Zeit leidend, erwartet die Royal Navy von ihm, daß er seinem berühmten Onkel Richard Bolitho, der 1815 als Admiral im Gefecht fiel, an Seemannschaft und Mut in nichts nachsteht. Und deshalb wird er mit der Sondermission beauftragt, dem Spuk der Renegaten, die den englischen Handelsschiffen in der Karibik zusetzen, ein Ende zu bereiten. Eine gefährliche Schattenjagd beginnt…

      Schattenjagd
    • 2006

      The Complete Midshipman Bolitho

      • 341 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      4.1(251)Add rating

      The collection features three novellas that chronicle Richard Bolitho's formative years in the Royal Navy, including the latest installment, "Band of Brothers." Renowned for vivid depictions of ships at sea and intense 18th-century naval battles, the stories delve into the challenges of leadership amid the chaos of warfare. This omnibus serves as an engaging introduction to the Richard Bolitho series, replacing the previous starting point, "Midshipman Bolitho."

      The Complete Midshipman Bolitho
    • 2005

      Der neue Richard-Bolitho-Roman aus der weltweit erfolgreichsten marinehistorischen Bestsellerreihe. Als deutsche Erstausgabe wiederum exklusiv bei Ullstein. Mit seinem neuesten Roman kehrt Alexander Kent nochmals mit einem dritten Band - nach Die Feuertaufe und Strandwölfe - zurück in die abenteuerlich wild bewegte Zeit des jungen Richard Bolitho als Midshipman und seines besten Freundes Martyn Dancer. Trotz ihrer so ganz und gar unterschiedlichen Herkunft halten die beiden seit den ersten Tagen ihres harten gemeinsamen Dienstbeginns an Bord der Gorgon zusammen wie Pech und Schwefel, stehen einander nahe, als seien sie Brüder. Doch dramatische Ereignisse drohen nun, diese Beziehung in die Brüche gehen zu lassen?

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