Quite by chance, on the banks of the Potomac, Drinkwater discovers the first clue to a bold plan by which the U.S. could defeat the Royal Navy, collapse the British government and utterly destroy the British cause. Amid personal crisis, Drinkwater takes command of a squadron sent against the Americans in the South Atlantic, audaciously risking his reputation and, in a climactic confrontation, coming face-to-face with the horror of an interminable war.
Quite by chance, on the banks of the Potomac, Drinkwater discovers the first clue to a bold plan by which the U.S. could defeat the Royal Navy, collapse the British government and utterly destroy the British cause. Amid personal crisis, Drinkwater takes command of a squadron sent against the Americans in the South Atlantic, audaciously risking his reputation and, in a climactic confrontation, coming face-to-face with the horror of an interminable war.
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ISBN-13: | 9781574093285 |
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Publisher: | Sheridan House, Incorporated |
Publication date: | 10/01/1999 |
Series: | Mariners Library Fiction Classic |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 256 |
Sales rank: | 81,458 |
File size: | 1 MB |
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