A thirst for glory : a life of Admiral Sir Sidney Smith
Pocock, Tom1996
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A Thirst for Glory is the biography of Admiral Sir Sidney Smith, a noted British officer in the time of the Napoleonic Wars. In the port of Acre, Smith commanded a makeshift garrison to keep Napoleon out, and also managed to escape from a French prison.
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Imprint:
London : Aurum, 1996.
Collation:
256p., [8]p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781854104373 (hbk)1854104373 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.2'7'092
Language:
English
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BRN:
366570