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y separately published work icon Big Bill the Bastard single work   novel   war literature   adventure  
Issue Details: First known date: 1976... 1976 Big Bill the Bastard
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'Commander William Mallet tried hard to rehabilitate himself after being dismissed from his destroyer for drunkenness. Ignored by his fellow officers and subjected to the indignity of minor duties, he pestered the naval hierarchy to give him another ship. The Wanderer was old and worn and manned mostly by misfits. His job was to work up Wanderer to fighting efficiency in time to participate in the American invasion of Tarawa Island.' - back cover

Notes

  • The character William Mallet first appears in Gimme The Boats (1953). The sequel to Big Bill is Confirmed in Command.
  • Author's note: 'In view of the projected re-issue of Gimme The Boats , my publishers thought it might be of interest to reveal just what did happen to the large fellow, and as a publisher's thought has the or-else weight of an Admiral's order, here, and in the next book all is revealed. And in case any of you have not read Gimme, I open Big Bill's further adventures with a recapping of what looked like being his last.' - frontmatter (1976)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Hong Kong,
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      China,
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      East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,      :       Horwitz ,       1976 .
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      Extent: 128p.
      ISBN: 0725503467
      Series: J. E. Macdonnell J. E. Macdonnell Series Horwitz (publisher), 1957 series - publisher novel war literature adventure Number in series: 142
    • Cammeray, Cremorne - Mosman - Northbridge area, Sydney Northeastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Horwitz , 1980 .
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      Extent: 128p.
      ISBN: 072550353X, 0725507926
      Series: J. E. Macdonnell Classic Series The J. E. Macdonnell Classic Library Horwitz (publisher), 1969 series - publisher novel war literature adventure On back cover series No.1: The J. E. Macdonnell Classic Library. Here is a new-look series of books by Australia's finest writer of sea stories, reprints of his earliest novels which have long been unavailable. Presented in a new format, with distinctive silver covers, this series is the answer to the requests of the author's many readers. Here are exciting examples of the storyteller's art, engrossing stories of naval action during the Second World War, when the author's most famous characters - Bentley, Holland and Brady - first appeared in print. And when you have read the early tales, you will also want to read the continuing exploits of these heroic sea warriors in the uniform editions of the Sea Adventure Library. Number in series: 134
    • Cammeray, Cremorne - Mosman - Northbridge area, Sydney Northeastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Horwitz , 1987 .
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      Extent: 144p.
      ISBN: 0725519436
      Series: J. E. Macdonnell Collector's Series Horwitz (publisher), series - publisher novel war literature adventure Number in series: 133
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