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A thirst for glory : the 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.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Aurum, 1996.
Collation:
xx, 261p., [8]p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Bibliography: p255-256. _ Includes index.Maps on lining papers.
ISBN:
9781854104373
Dewey class:
359.92 SMI359.00924359.331092
Local class:
B/SMI
Language:
English
BRN:
560377
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