16 hrs 10 mins | FictionIt is the summer of 1853 and Commander James Rutherford leaves Calcutta once more to renew his campaign against organised Oriental piracy. The principal pirate leader Liang Ziu is dead, but Rutherford obtains intelligence that his criminal organisation continues to operate from a heavily fortified base, secure from conventional attack. Beset anew by intrigue and treachery, Rutherford must somehow confront and destroy this final stronghold, a task which poses difficulties and trials unlike any he has yet encountered.
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It is the summer of 1853 and Commander James Rutherford leaves Calcutta once more to renew his campaign against organised Oriental piracy. The principal pirate leader Liang Ziu is dead, but Rutherford obtains intelligence that his criminal organisation continues to operate from a heavily fortified base, secure from conventional attack. Beset anew by intrigue and treachery, Rutherford must somehow confront and destroy this final stronghold, a task which poses difficulties and trials unlike any he has yet encountered.
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Martin Hicks lives in Fraserburgh in Aberdeenshire and began writing after a career in education. Set in the Far East, The Final Stronghold which continues the story of James Rutherford and his ship Spartan is his fifteenth book. He is currently at work on a fourth title in this series.
By the same author:
A Gathering of Soldiers
Hard Passage North
The Rappahannock Line
Mirage of Victory
The Bitterest Enemy
A Season for Killing
A Deepening Twilight
Bond of Blood
Palmetto
An Instrument of War
Nothing Without Honour
The Turn of Fate
An Independent Command
The Trail of the Scorpion
| # | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Opening Credits |
0 mins 14 secs |
| 2. | Chapter 0.1 - Prologue |
4 mins 28 secs |
| 3. | Chapter 1 - Poulson |
18 mins 51 secs |
| 4. | Chapter 2 - Against the Odds |
38 mins 44 secs |
| 5. | Chapter 3 - Summary Justice |
20 mins 52 secs |
| 6. | Chapter 4 - A Mutual Understanding |
1 hr 04 mins |
| 7. | Chapter 5 - A Different Kind of Problem |
16 mins 09 secs |
| 8. | Chapter 6 - Hakeem |
1 hr 07 mins |
| 9. | Chapter 7 - The Borunu |
29 mins 48 secs |
| 10. | Chapter 8 - The Final Stronghold |
20 mins 38 secs |
| 11. | Chapter 9 - Closer Quarters |
57 mins 54 secs |
| 12. | Chapter 10 - Treachery |
30 mins 29 secs |
| 13. | Chapter 11 - The Ultimate Quandary |
40 mins 02 secs |
| 14. | Chapter 12 - The Prospect of Dismissal |
32 mins 45 secs |
| 15. | Chapter 13 - Plans and Preliminaries |
37 mins 28 secs |
| 16. | Chapter 14 - Passage East |
23 mins 16 secs |
| 17. | Chapter 15 - Setting Up |
41 mins 02 secs |
| 18. | Chapter 16 - The Vulnerable Point |
1 hr 08 mins |
| 19. | Chapter 17 - A Continuing Unease |
25 mins 48 secs |
| 20. | Chapter 18 - The Customary Announcement |
30 mins 13 secs |
| 21. | Chapter 19 - The Riposte |
40 mins 59 secs |
| 22. | Chapter 20 - Sequence of Setbacks A |
01 secs |
| 23. | Chapter 20 - Sequence of Setbacks B |
23 mins 49 secs |
| 24. | Chapter 21 - Joint Operations |
52 mins 35 secs |
| 25. | Chapter 22 - Final Measures |
52 mins 38 secs |
| 26. | Chapter 23 - A Fleeting Chance |
40 mins 30 secs |
| 27. | Epilogue |
25 mins 58 secs |
| 28. | Closing Credits |
0 mins 22 secs |
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