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The Fortune of War (Aubrey Maturin Series)
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The Fortune of War (Aubrey Maturin Series) Hardcover - 1994

by O'Brian, Patrick


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In this sixth book of the 20-volume Aubrey-Maturin novel collection, we find Captain Jack Aubrey of HM's Royal Navy in Indonesia, having completed his mission to Australia that ran to near disaster in _Desolation Island_. Alas, good fortune continues to elude Jack and his particular friend, Dr. Stephen Maturin, when their voyage home to England is waylaid by fire and war at sea. This book contains a description of the historical battle between USN Constitution and HMS Java that is based on the fighting reports of both ships' commanders. O'Brian's nuanced language provides an exciting and accurate description of fighting ships circa 1812.

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Captain Jack Aubrey, R. N., 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 dispatch 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.

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The warm monsoon blew gently from the east, wafting HMS Leopard into the bay of Pulo Batang.

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  • Title The Fortune of War (Aubrey Maturin Series)
  • Author O'Brian, Patrick
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 336
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, New York
  • Date November 1994
  • ISBN 9780393037067
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