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Lord Charles, having survived the French siege of Toulon, is assigned to carry a special British envoy aboard the sloop Daisy to Mameluke Egypt to try and thwart Napoleon's Oriental strategy. Calling at Naples, he meets Lady Emma Hamilton and her elderly husband Sir William, as well as the King and Queen of the Two Sicilies. After some unexpected scrapes, Oakshott finds himself witnessing the Battle of the Pyramids. At the Battle of the Nile, he and his crew give a good account of themselves on Nelson's behalf aboard the French flagship! |
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Author: Robert Challoner Title: Give Fire! Series: Commander Lord Charles Oakshott First Published by: Century Place: Format: HC Date: January 1986 ISBN-10: 0712608885 ISBN-13: 9780712608886 |
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