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Captain Jack Aubrey, R. N., arrives in the Dutch East Indies to find himself appointed to the command of the fastest and best-armed frigate in the Navy. He and his friend Stephen Maturin take passage for England in a dispatch vessel. But the War of 1812 breaks out while they are en route. Bloody actions precipitate them both into new and unexpected scenes where Stephen's past activities as a secret agent return on him with a vengeance.
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The Fortune of War, Patrick O’Brian
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- Released
- 1979
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- Title
- The Fortune of War
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Patrick O’Brian
- Publisher
- Harper Collins Publishers
- Released
- 1979
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 322
- ISBN10
- 0007787480
- ISBN13
- 9780007787487
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Adventure, Humor, Adventure Fiction, Friendship, Military Fiction, Wars, Series, Great Britain, English Literature, Baltic Sea, Napoleonic Wars, War Strategy, Sailboats, Royal Navy, Indian Ocean
- First published
- 1980
- Original title
- The Surgeon's Mate
- Rating
- 4.4 out of 5
- Description
- Captain Jack Aubrey, R. N., arrives in the Dutch East Indies to find himself appointed to the command of the fastest and best-armed frigate in the Navy. He and his friend Stephen Maturin take passage for England in a dispatch vessel. But the War of 1812 breaks out while they are en route. Bloody actions precipitate them both into new and unexpected scenes where Stephen's past activities as a secret agent return on him with a vengeance.