Bryan Perrett (1934–2020)
Author of Last Stand!: Famous Battles Against the Odds
About the Author
Bryan Perrett is a respected author of historical works, including North Sea Battle ground and The Hunters and the Hunted, an account of the elimination of German surface warships around the world in 1914 and 1915. He lives near Ormskirk in Lancashire, England.
Disambiguation Notice:
Writes fiction under the name R. Eldworth.
Series
Works by Bryan Perrett
Cassell Military Classics: The Taste of Battle: Front Line Action 1914-1991 (Cassell Military Paperbacks) (2000) 55 copies, 1 review
For Valour: Victoria Cross and Medal of Honor Battles (Cassell Military Paperbacks) (2003) 20 copies
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Elimination of German Surface Warships around the World 1914-15 (2012) 20 copies
Canopy of War: Jungle Warfare, from the Earliest Days of Forest Fighting to the Battlefields of Vietnam (1990) 6 copies
A Hawk At War 1 copy
Panzer ligeros 1 copy
Neuvěřitelná vítězství 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Perrett, Bryan
- Other names
- Eldworth, R. (pen name for fiction)
- Birthdate
- 1934-07-09
- Date of death
- 2020-06-16
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Liverpool College of Art, Liverpool, UK
- Short biography
- Bryan Perrett was born in 1934 and educated at Liverpool College. He served in the Royal Armoured Corps, the 17th/21st Lancers, Westminster Dragoons and the Royal Tank Regiment, and was awarded the Territorial Decoration. During the Falklands and Gulf wars he worked as defence correspondent for the Liverpool Echo. His books are widely read on both sides of the Atlantic and have been translated into several languages. His most recent work is For Valour - Victoria Cross and Medal of Honor Battles.
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, UK
- Map Location
- England, UK
- Disambiguation notice
- Writes fiction under the name R. Eldworth.
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Reviews
Overall, a great collection of photographs that I'd not seen before. The authors captions were accurate and full of information without being dry. Solid little volume, only hampered by its size, would have loved more but definitely understandable.
The real Hornblower : the life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Alexander Gordon, GCB : last governor of the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich by Bryan Perrett
Very enjoyable little book and an easy, well-paced read. This is two biographies: the naval biography of Jemmy Gordon, and a literary biography of Horatio Hornblower. Perrett's thesis is that one inspired the other. Which is probably true; an inspiration, but not a close copy.
The Hornblower comparison does fall by the wayside after a while, but it's no loss. The real pleasure of this book is the biography of a rising Captain (eventually Admiral of the Fleet) in Nelson's navy. The writing show more gives an insight into the small squadron tactics of frigates of the era, usually overshadowed by the Ships of the Line. Particularly for the actions on the Potomac River during the 1812 war. Americans ought to read this book, if only for the episode of their national anthem being written by a prisoner on board. show less
The Hornblower comparison does fall by the wayside after a while, but it's no loss. The real pleasure of this book is the biography of a rising Captain (eventually Admiral of the Fleet) in Nelson's navy. The writing show more gives an insight into the small squadron tactics of frigates of the era, usually overshadowed by the Ships of the Line. Particularly for the actions on the Potomac River during the 1812 war. Americans ought to read this book, if only for the episode of their national anthem being written by a prisoner on board. show less
This little book is a great introduction to the World War II Navy movements and the British involvement against the Germans. It's all about action to keep a young readership interested with a nemesis to keep the intrigue going. A glossary and pictures at the end help contextualise the story and explain some of the vocabulary.
Aimed for a 9-13 year-old boy readership, I think it hits its target well.
Aimed for a 9-13 year-old boy readership, I think it hits its target well.
Gunboat is a brief introduction to operations carried out by small ships from the time of the Crimean War through the escape of HMS Amethyst down the Yangtze in 1949. It's thirteen chapters are a rather eclectic selection, almost entirely British (there is a chapter on gunboat actions in the American Civil War). In a book of just over two hundred pages, the reader is treated to more of a survey of operations than any definitive history. Beside the three areas mentioned above, there are show more chapters on British gunboat operations in the Second Opium War, suppression of piracy in the East Indies and the South China Sea 1855-69, along the Nile during the 1880s and 1890s, in German East Africa and Mesopotamia during WW1, and the Mediterranean during WW2. There are also a couple of chapters about general operations during the second half of the nineteen century and between the world wars.
The narrative often includes descriptions of individual ship actions, but sometimes is more of a general retelling of campaigns and battles. There are also some very good stories about individuals both good and bad to give the narrative a more human touch at times too. In general it is a good introduction to the subject, but suffers a bit in it's brevity. show less
The narrative often includes descriptions of individual ship actions, but sometimes is more of a general retelling of campaigns and battles. There are also some very good stories about individuals both good and bad to give the narrative a more human touch at times too. In general it is a good introduction to the subject, but suffers a bit in it's brevity. show less
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