The Fortune of War
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After nearly losing the Leopard to the ocean, Captain Jack Aubrey, RN, and his diminished crew sail into harbor in the Dutch East Indies. There Aubrey finds himself appointed to the command of the fastest and best-armed frigate in the Royal Navy, but not before some forceful arguing with Admiral Drury. Aubrey 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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Patrick O'Brian. (2005). The Fortune of War. Unabridged Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Patrick O'Brian. 2005. The Fortune of War. Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Patrick O'Brian, The Fortune of War. Blackstone Audio, Inc, 2005.
MLA Citation (style guide)Patrick O'Brian. The Fortune of War. Unabridged Blackstone Audio, Inc, 2005.
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Patrick O'Brian (1914–2000) was born Richard Patrick Russ in England. During the Second World War, he and his wife were involved in British secret service activities. After the war, he changed his name to Patrick O'Brian and began his career as a novelist, biographer, and translator. He is the author of the acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin tales and the biographer of Joseph Banks and Picasso. In 1995 he was the first recipient of the Heywood Hill Prize for a lifetime's contribution to literature. In the same year he was awarded the CBE. In 1997 he received an honorary doctorate of letters from Trinity College, Dublin.
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