Historical Adventure Fiction

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See also: Adventure/Thriller

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    An Act Of Courage - Allan Mallinson - Paperback
    While Hervey - taken captive in the final pages of 'The Sabre's Edge' - plans his escape from the Spanish, his memories turn to 1812, when as a young cornet he was part of Wellington's victorious army as it pushed its way north through Spain towards the Pyrenees.
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    An Awkward Commission - David Donachie - Hardback
    Stranded in Portsmouth, John Pearce has once again failed to secure the release of those who depended on him - his fellow Pelicans. They have been shipped off to the Mediterranean while he was indulging himself in London. He must take ship and follow them.
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    The Blockade Runners - Jules Verne - Paperback
    Jules Verne is the author of many classic, world-famous novels such as 'Around the World in 80 Days' and 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth'. In this new translation of 'The Blockade Runners', Verne moves seamlessly between Scotland and the southern states of the US during the American Civil War.
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    The Bonaparte Plot - Hugh McLeave - Hardback
    In 1803 it seems nothing can stop Napoleon Bonaparte from invading and conquering England. So, Prime Minister William Pitt creates a plan to thwart his deadly enemy. He recruits and finances a French royalist general, George Cadoudal, giving him the order to kidnap and kill Bonaparte and restore the Bourbon monarchy.
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    The English Spy - Donald Smith - Paperback
    This tale of intrigue and betrayal goes to the heart of events surrounding the Treaty of Union in 1707. Daniel Foe (better known as Defoe), sent to Scotland to sway opinion towards Union, reports to his English spymaster. But Edinburgh is already a hotbed of counter-plots and nascent rebellion.
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    The Exploits And Adventures Of Brigadier Gerard - Arthur Conan Doyle - Paperback
    Having killed off Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle began a new series of tales on a very different theme. Brigadier Gerard is an officer in Napolean's army: recklessly brave, endearingly open hearted and unshakable, if not a little absurd, in his devotion to the enigmatic Emperor.
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    A Flag Of Truce - David Donachie - Hardback
    John Pearce comes back from Corsica demanding that Captain Barclay of HMS Brilliant be tried at home by a civilian court. Against the background of the ongoing siege of Toulon and with the Revolutionary Army massing to attack, no-one in authority sees this as a good time to accede to his requests.
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    The Great Scot: A Novel Of Robert The Bruce, Scotland's Legendary Warrior King - Duncan A. Bruce - Paperback
    Robert the Bruce was Scotland's greatest ever king. He was crowned King of Scots in 1306, a time when the ancient kingdom of Scotland was under English occupation. This novel is filled with valour, treachery, journeys great and small, and people of every rank and station.
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    Guardians Of The Key - Clio Gray - Paperback
    Napoleon and his armies are at the gate of the ancient walled city of Lucca, Italy. In one last desperate attempt to preserve their proud heritage, the Lucchese Council despatch a secret message to their compatriots in England. Unknown to them, ruthless conspirators have got there first.
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    The Islesman - Nigel Tranter - Paperback
    This is the story of Angus Og MacDonald, Lord of the Isles, grandson of the great Angus Mor, direct descendant and successor of Somerled himself.

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