Honour This Day (The Bolitho Novels)
Worth buying if: You enjoy Alexander Kent’s Richard Bolitho as a recurring protagonist.
Skip it if: You dislike detailed sea-maneuver descriptions and period naval jargon.
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Summary
In Honour This Day, Alexander Kent follows Royal Navy officer Richard Bolitho through command decisions, shipboard rivalry, and a high-stakes mission that tests duty and personal code across 316 pages of seafaring fiction.
Why this book now
McBooks Pr’s 2000 Bolitho entry remains a satisfying pick for readers rediscovering classic naval adventures and the tactical command dilemmas Kent is known for.
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- You enjoy Alexander Kent’s Richard Bolitho as a recurring protagonist.
- You favor Napoleonic naval action and shipboard command scenes.
- You dislike detailed sea-maneuver descriptions and period naval jargon.
- You prefer contemporary settings or character-driven modern literary fiction.
- You need the newest edition, freshest examples, or the most current framing.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780935526738
Worth buying if: You enjoy Alexander Kent’s Richard Bolitho as a recurring protagonist.
Skip it if: You dislike detailed sea-maneuver descriptions and period naval jargon.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Balanced Moderate time
At about 316 pages, expect a mid-length historical naval novel with steady pacing: several evenings or a focused weekend for readers of maritime fiction.
What stands out here
This McBooks Pr edition highlights Kent’s Bolitho-driven plot and authentic-feeling naval detail rather than supplemental essays or annotations.
Best way to approach it
Approach it like a sea officer: follow ship maneuvers closely, note chain-of-command tensions, and savor tactical set pieces and period atmosphere.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780935526738
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