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    Second to None
    Second to None
    Second to None
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    Second to None

    By Alexander Kent

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    In the days immediately following Waterloo, the British fleet confronts a new threat: Algerian pirates preying on hapless merchant ships. Adam Bolitho, Admiral Richard Bolitho's nephew and heir, finds himself in command of Unrivalled, a new kind of frigate—sleek, fast, and heavily armed.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRowmanLittlefield
    Release dateApr 1, 2001
    ISBN9781590132517
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