Alexander Kent

ÜBER DAS BUCH: Das englische Kleinst-U-Boot XE 51 erhált den Auftrag, ein deutsches Schwimmdock an der Adria zu sprengen, das die Invasion der Alliierten in Italien gefáhrden könnte. Kommandant ist Oberleutnant Ralph Curtis, ein Mann am Rande eines Nervenzusammenbruchs. Denn durch seine Schuld...

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In this 21st Richard Bolitho novel, Kent's popular naval hero returns to England after the capture of Martinique and finds a brief respite in the arms of his mistress, Lady Catherine Somervell. But a new conflict looms, as France forges an alliance with America, threatening British trade routes.

Landfall The meandering track that ran around the wide curve of Falmouth Bay was just wide enough to allow passage to horse and rider, and only slightly less dangerous than the footpath which was somewhere beneath it. To the stranger or the foolhardy either could be hazardous. On this...