A Captain's Duty
The true story that inspired the major film, Captain Phillips
$29.07
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2013
Summary
Published for the first time in the UK, an astonishing true story of courage, survival and heroism by the sea captain who became a national hero when he did battle with Somali pirates and exchanged his freedom for the safety of his crew - and now a powerful thrilling film starring Tom Hanks and directed by Paul Greengrass.
8th April 2009 was just an ordinary day for 53-year-old Richard Phillips, captain of the United States-registered cargo vessel, the Maersk Alabama, as it headed tow…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857502469 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0857502468 |
| Author: | Richard Phillips |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bantam Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2013 |
| Weight: | 226g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 19mm |
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I share the country’s admiration for the bravery of Captain Phillips and his selfless concern for his crew. His courage is a model for all Americans.
I share the country’s admiration for the bravery of Captain Phillips and his selfless concern for his crew. His courage is a model for all Americans. * BARACK OBAMA, President of the USA *For once, the good guys won. * BOOKLIST *This riveting account spares none of the detail and paints fascinating portraits of the desperate young pirates. The film, starring Tom Hanks, opens this month and if it is half as tense as the book, it’ll be unmissable. * DAILY MAIL *We think this is shaping up to be something really quite special * DEN OF GEEK *
About The Author
Richard Phillips
Richard Phillips, born in 1955, is a graduate of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. He became captain of the MV Maersk Alabama in 2009 and is still a serving officer in the United States’ merchant marine. His account of the seizure of the Maersk Alabama and his experiences as a hostage of Somali pirates, A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea, was first published in the USA in 2010. He and his wife have two children and live on a farm in Vermont.
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