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The yellow admiral i have heard the expression in the navy of being yellowed, now i know what it means. During age of sail, the british royal navy used the colors of admirals flags as a visual indication of rank an admiral of the blue was outranked by an admiral of the white, who was outranked by. Aubrey, now a considerable though impoverished landowner, has dimmed his prospects at the admiralty by his erratic voting as a. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Book 18 aubreymaturin novels by patrick obrian available from rakuten kobo. An indepth knowledge of the marine recruitment market means that the aspirations of candidates are met, whether that is a career development move or a shortterm fill in appointment. The yellow admiral is the eighteenth naval historical novel in the aubreymaturin series by.
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