Success to the Brave [Hardcover]

Alexander Kent (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 19, 1983

An historical maritime thriller in which Richard Bolitho is summoned to the Admiralty to receive his orders for a difficult and thankless mission. From the author of ENEMY IN SIGHT.

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"One of our foremost writers of Naval Fiction." -- Sunday Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Alexander Kent, pen name of Douglas Edward Reeman, joined the British Navy at 16, serving on destroyers and small craft during World War II, and eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant. He has taught navigation to yachtsmen and has served as a script adviser for television and films. His books have been translated into nearly two dozen languages.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 284 pages
• Publisher: Putnam Adult; 1st American ed edition (December 19, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399128786
• ISBN-13: 978-0399128783
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #948,954 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable - but the not best of the Bolithos, February 18, 2001

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Donal A. O'Neill - See all my reviews

This review is from: Success to the Brave (The Bolitho Novels) (Volume 15) (Paperback)

It would surely have been over-optimistic of Richard Bolitho to have expected that the brief period of the Peace of Amiens might have afforded him a degree of rest and recreation - and, sure enough, he finds himself embroiled in treachery, dilemmas and fights to the death in the West Indies and the North Atlantic. There is action aplenty in this story - almost too much of it - and compared with many of the earlier works in the saga the plot seems a little contrived. Though not the best of the series it is however always entertaining and the usual cast of characters make their appearance and act and develop credibly. Affecionados of Bolitho cannot afford to miss it and will look forward to further defeats of Bonaparte's global ambitions as renewed hostilities gather pace.

9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars kent's pacing of narrative and realism win through, May 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Success To The Brave (Paperback)

Classic Bolitho. Our hero overcomes personal doubts and worries whilst always doing the right thing.A story that rushes forward page by page.Personally I have found this to be the most complete Bolitho I have so far read with his charater becoming a deeper fuller one,involved as he is with the conflicting demands of senior rank.

4.0 out of 5 stars One of his best., December 5, 2009

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Mr. Larry G. Jones (Palm Springs, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Success to the Brave (The Bolitho Novels) (Volume 15) (Paperback)

Kent continues to produce great adventure, history, and unforgettable characters in this 14th installment of the Bolitho series. Highly recommended.