Arriving eventually in Naples, Ramage reports too Admiral Rudd, expecting to be given the tedious task of escorting merchantmen. Nothing could be further from the truth. The mission he is given is one far better suited to his reputation: he is to sail to Sicily where the Barbary Coast pirates - the Saraceni - have been terrorising the fishing ports.
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Author: Dudley Pope Title: Ramage and the Saracens Series: Lord Ramage First Published by: Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd Place: Format: HC Date: 1988 ISBN-10: 043637756X ISBN-13: 9780436377563 |