THE FORTUNE OF WAR (PAPERBACK, REISSUE) IN SOUTH AFRICA

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days Captain Jack Aubrey, RN, 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 despatch 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. Features Summary Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. Author Patrick O'Brian Publisher HarperCollinsPublishers Release date 19961101 Pages 357 ISBN 0-00-649919-8 ISBN 13 978-0-00-649919-0