The Mauritius command
O'Brian, Patrick, 1914-20002010
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The islands of Mauritius and La Reunion lie right in the path of Britain's interests in the Indian Ocean. Can Captain Jack Aubrey outmanoeuvre the French to capture them? Life ashore on half pay, despite the joys of family life, is unlikely to satisfy a man of action such as Jack Aubrey. The sea calls to him. And so, when his friend, ship's surgeon and secret agent Stephen Maturin, arrives with secret orders, Aubrey soon finds himself in command of a frigate and setting sail for the Cape of Good Hoope. But, in Nelson's navy, there are as many enemies within as without.
Main title:
The Mauritius command / Patrick O'Brian.
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Imprint:
London : HarperCollins, 1996.
Collation:
xiii, 331 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Collins, 1977.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780006499183 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.914
Language:
English
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BRN:
1861157
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