Send a Gunboat by Douglas Reeman (English) Paperback Book

Description: Send a Gunboat by Douglas Reeman The orders from the Admiralty to the Captain were explicit. He was to take his ship to the small island of Santu, which lay under threat of invasion from the Communist mainland of China, and evacuate the British colony there. The ship, however, was the flat-bottomed, antiquated River gunboat H. M. S. Wagtail, waiting in a Hong Kong harbor for the disgrace of the breakers hammer to overtake her. Her captain, Justin Rolfe, embittered by the verdict of a court-martial, knew that the assignment offered more than escape from misery and humiliation—it was a reprieve for himself and his ship. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Douglas Reeman served in the Royal Navy in the Atlantic and Mediterranean campaigns during World War Two. He has written 37 novels under his own name as well as 28 novels featuring Richard and Adam Bolitho under the pseudonym Alexander Kent. Review "A fine nautical adventure, a rattling yarn in the best tradition of navy fiction." --Birmingham Mail"The adventures ashore and afloat are as brilliantly pictured as the general plot is cleverly conceived. Character-drawing, action, Rolfes conquest of his worse self--all go to make much more than a notable thriller." --Birmingham Post Review Quote "The adventures ashore and afloat are as brilliantly pictured as the general plot is cleverly conceived. Character-drawing, action, Rolfes conquest of his worse self--all go to make much more than a notable thriller." -- Birmingham Post Details ISBN1590137299 Author Douglas Reeman Short Title SEND A GUNBOAT Language English ISBN-10 1590137299 ISBN-13 9781590137291 Media Book Format Paperback Residence US Year 2017 Publication Date 2017-01-01 Imprint McBooks Press Country of Publication United States UK Release Date 2017-01-01 AU Release Date 2017-01-01 NZ Release Date 2017-01-01 US Release Date 2017-01-01 Pages 288 Publisher Globe Pequot Press Series The Modern Naval Fiction Library DEWEY 823.914 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:101458451;

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