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      The Fortune of War

      by Patrick O'Brian
      Published
      Jan 1979
      Main Genre
      Action Adventure Action & Adventure
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      329
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      Aubrey/Maturin Book 6

      About This Book

      Captain Jack Aubrey, R.N., arrives in the Dutch East Indies to find himself appointed to the command of the fastest and best-armed frigate in the Navy. He and his friend Stephen Maturin take passage for England in a dispatch vessel. But the War of 1812 breaks out while they are en route. Bloody actions precipitate them both into new and unexpected scenes where Stephen's past activities as a secret agent return on him with a vengeance.

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      Book 6
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      General Fiction Suspense

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      Action Adventure

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      Military Nautical

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      Jun 1980 HarperCollins (UK) ISBN13 9780006159933 ISBN10 0006159931
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