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Loading... Frigates, Sloops and Brigs (Pen and Sword Military Classics)by James Henderson
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Really good book, all about the small ships of the Royal Navy at the end of the 18th century and start of the 19th. Most of the stories about Hornblower and Jack Aubrey and so forth were robbed from real events that are covered in here. Stirring stuff! no reviews | add a review
Admiral Nelson's most frequent cry was for more frigates. Though not ships of the line these fast and powerful warships were the 'eyes of the fleet'. They enabled admirals to find where the enemy lay and his likely intentions, as well as patrolling vital trade routes and providing information from far-flung colonies. Together with their smaller cousins, the sloops and brigs of the Royal Navy, they performed a vital function.Generally commanded by ambitious young men, these were the ships that could capture enemy prizes and earn their officers and men enough prize-money to set them up for life. The fictional characters Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey hardly surpassed some of the extraordinary deeds of derring-do and tragedy described in these pages.Originally published in two volumes, this book is a bargain for all who want the factual low-down on the Brylcreem Boys of Nelson's navy. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)359.0094109033Social sciences Public Administration, Military Science Navy; Naval Science Biography; History By Place Europe British Isles -- Ireland & ScotlandLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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