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CROSS OF ST GEORGE

\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5630 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 9
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 12.75
\pause{1500}Reader: Swingler, Jim
\pause{1500}Main subject: War Stories
\pause{1500}Additional subject: Adventure Stories
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In 1813 with convoys from Canada and the Caribbean falling victim to American privateers, battle weary Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho returns to Halifax to pursue a war which neither Britain nor the United States can afford to lose.

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HEART OF OAK

\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 7873 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 8
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 9.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Jayston, Michael
\pause{1500}Main subject: Historical Fiction - Pre 1914
\pause{1500}Additional subject: War Stories
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In 1818 Adam Bolitho takes command of the frigate HMS Onward , confronting old enemies and rivals to forge an alliance corsiars.

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HONOUR THIS DAY

\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 2685 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 10
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 0.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Purser, Patrick
\pause{1500}Main subject: Historical Fiction - Pre 1914
\pause{1500}Additional subject: Adventure Stories
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Thrilling sea adventure story, set in 1804

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IN GALLANT COMPANY

\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 7872 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 8
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 10.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Jayston, Michael
\pause{1500}Main subject: War Stories
\pause{1500}Additional subject: Adventure Stories
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In 1782, His Britannic Majesty's frigate Phalarope sailed to assist squadrons in the Carribean. This should have been the perfect ship for new captain, Richard Bolitho, but he soon dicovers it is a deeply unhappy ship, with deckhands driven to near mutiny.

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RELENTLESS PURSUIT

\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 6227 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 10
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 13.75
\pause{1500}Reader: Sanctuary, Gerald
\pause{1500}Main subject: Adventure Stories
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In December 1815 Adam Bolitho is ordered to sail his frigate to Sierra leone to join other ships in anti-slavery patrols. Britain's attemts to halt the flourishing trade in human life are hampered by old enemies and the threat of war.

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