The Black Ship

First published in Great Britain in 1963 by Weidenfeld and Nicolson.

Republished in 2003 by Leo Cooper

Reprinted in this format in 2009 by

Pen & Sword Maritime

An imprint of

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ISBN 978 184415 893 5

The right of Dudley Pope to be identified as Author of this work has been asserted
by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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