[Halfhyde Adventure 13] • Halfhyde Goes To War
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- Authors
- McCutchan, Philip
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Tags
- historical naval fiction
- ISBN
- 9780312006037
- Date
- 1987-03-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.16 MB
- Lang
- en
The Boer War is dragging into a series of sieges. By using the gold bullion brought by St Vincent Halfhyde to South Africa, General Buller hopes to bribe those who can bring a speedy end to the siege of Ladysmith. Accompanied by the dull but dependable Mr Bewdley, Halfhyde is ordered to escort the gold from Cape Town, but Boer attacks, unconventional transport and the misery of the extreme climate lead them and their burden into enemy hands. Halfhyde comes face to face with adversaries for whom the lure of gold overrides any loyalty to the cause of victory...