The Fortune of War, Libro 6Collins, 1979 - 279 páginas A historical sea saga, first published in 1979, in which Captain Jack Aubrey arrives in the Dutch East Indies to find himself appointed to the command of the fastest and best armed frigate in the British Navy. From the author of MASTER AND COMMANDER, POST CAPTAIN, HMS SURPRISE and THE MAURITIUS COMMAND. |
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