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Donachie, David, 1944-

The perils of command / David Donachie. - 351 pages ; 23 cm. - John Pearce series ; 12 . - Donachie, David, 1944-. John Pearce series ; bk. 12. .

John Pearce has to fight on many fronts. First against his pious, now pregnant lover Emily, then her cruel husband Ralph Barclay. He must take on and defeat Admiral Hotham while that officers seek to beat the French and fails twice though a lack of gallantry to press home his advantage. Sea battles, emotional turmoil and downright chicanery mix in a stew of blood and scheming until Pearce discovers two facts that should change his life. But is what is being proposed fit for a man now accustomed to war, a man for whom gallantry is the stuff of life?

ISBN: 9780749018221 0749018224

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Great Britain. Royal Navy --History--18th century--Fiction.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Pearce, John (Fictitious character)--Fiction.
Seafaring life--History--18th century--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--History, Naval--18th century--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Sea stories.
Historical fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: 823.914