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Ramage & the Drumbeat

by Dudley Pope · 1968

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The lieutenant is ordered to proceed to Gibraltar "with all possible despatch" aboard His Majesty's ship Kathleen, to support Lord Nelson in a battle with the Spanish off Cape Trafalgar.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
nauticalnauticalMore like thisLess of this
Setting
19th century19th centuryMore like thisLess of thisBritishBritishMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 288 pages

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