A thirst for glory : the life of Admiral Sir Sidney Smith
Pocock, Tom1998
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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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Edition:
[New ed.].
Imprint:
London : Pimlico, 1998.
Collation:
xxiv, 261p., [8]p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: London: Aurum, 1996.Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-256) and index.
ISBN:
9780712673419 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.27092
Language:
English
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BRN:
492704