Fitz the Filibuster, by George Manville Fenn.
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Another well-written book of nautical adventure by a writer who is a
master of suspense. Our hero is a young midshipman called Fitzgerald
Burnett, but always known as Fitz. The warship in which he serves is on
Channel Patrol, and they are on the lookout for a smuggler who is
running arms to a friendly Central American small Republic. They get
more caught up in the struggle that is going on in that country, and so
take part in several small fights and other tense situations.
The book is full of well-drawn characters, especially some of the old
seamen that Fitz has to deal with. NH
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