The Final Stronghold
Martin Hicks
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...
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United States
Description:
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. ***** 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. Duration - 16h 6m. Author - Martin Hicks. Narrator - Tony Robinson. Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025. Copyright - © 2019 Martin Hicks ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:13
Chapter 0 1 prologue
Duration:00:04:28
Chapter 1 poulson
Duration:00:18:52
Chapter 2 against the odds
Duration:00:38:46
Chapter 3 summary justice
Duration:00:20:53
Chapter 4 a mutual understanding
Duration:01:04:38
Chapter 5 a different kind of problem
Duration:00:16:10
Chapter 6 hakeem
Duration:01:07:38
Chapter 7 the borunu
Duration:00:29:50
Chapter 8 the final stronghold
Duration:00:20:39
Chapter 9 closer quarters
Duration:00:57:59
Chapter 10 treachery
Duration:00:30:31
Chapter 11 the ultimate quandary
Duration:00:40:05
Chapter 12 the prospect of dismissal
Duration:00:32:47
Chapter 13 plans and preliminaries
Duration:00:37:30
Chapter 14 passage east
Duration:00:23:17
Chapter 15 setting up
Duration:00:41:05
Chapter 16 the vulnerable point
Duration:01:08:16
Chapter 17 a continuing unease
Duration:00:25:49
Chapter 18 the customary announcement
Duration:00:30:15
Chapter 19 the riposte
Duration:00:41:02
Chapter 20 sequence of setbacks a
Duration:01:00:06
Chapter 20 sequence of setbacks b
Duration:00:23:50
Chapter 21 joint operations
Duration:00:52:39
Chapter 22 final measures
Duration:00:52:41
Chapter 23 a fleeting chance
Duration:00:40:32
Epilogue
Duration:00:26:00
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:21