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FIRST EDITION
First published in Great Britain by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1985 then in paperback by Fontana 1986
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Alistair MacLean asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work
City of Benares, The Arandora Star, Rawalpindi, The Meknes, The Jervis Bay
and
Lancastria
published by the
Sunday Express
1960.
Rewards and Responsibilities of Success, The Black Storm
and
The Good Samaritan
published by the Glasgow Herald 1982, 1995 and 1996.
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
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