The fireship, C. Northcote Parkinson
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The fireship, C. Northcote Parkinson
Language
eng
Illustrations
maps
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The fireship
Oclc number
48777765
Responsibility statement
C. Northcote Parkinson
Series statement
The Richard Delancey novels, 3
Summary
Lt. Richard Delancey's anticipated promotion after the Battle of Camperdown is sidelined when he is called upon to defend a fellow officer accused of murder, and when he finally receives his own command, it is aboard the "Spitfire," an antiquated fireship that he is determined to take into battle
Target audience
adult
Classification
Subject
- Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century -- Fiction
- Delancey, Richard (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Fiction
- Sea fiction
- War fiction
- Fireships -- Fiction
- Trials (Mutiny) -- Fiction
- Ship captains -- Fiction
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- Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century -- Fiction
- Delancey, Richard (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Fiction
- Sea fiction
- War fiction
- Fireships -- Fiction
- Trials (Mutiny) -- Fiction
- Ship captains -- Fiction
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