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Title: Every Man Will Do His Duty: An Anthology of Firsthand Accounts from the Age of Nelson by Dean King, John B. Hattendorf ISBN: 0805046089 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: June, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 5
Rating: 5
Summary: A wonderful glimpse of Iron men on wooden ships
Comment: "Every Man Will Do His Duty" is an anthology of 22 excerpts from actual diaries and journals of men who served in the the British and American navies during the late 18th century and early 19th century.
I loved this book. Each selection was entertaining and well chosen, both for the glimpses the provide into the lives of the officers and men who served on such ships, and for their historical context (Such as Dr. William Beatty's account of the death of Horatio Nelson).
I'd suggest it to anyone who enjoys Naval History, or historical fiction (Such as Forrester or O'Brian) on the subject.
Rating: 5
Summary: 22 Great True Stores from the Napoleonic Era
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If all you read in this book is "The Audacious Cruise of the Speedy", you will have gotten your money's worth.
If the only stories you read are the two chapters from the Nagle Journel, "For the Good of My Soul, 1795," and "Mad Dickey's Amusement, 1798-1800", you will have gotten your money's worth.
But you get more than this. You get a total of 22 stories picked from many to capture the history and character of the times.
If you like Patrick O'Brien, and C.S. Forester, you will enjoy the history that gave seed to these stories. You will recognize the events of Lucky Jack Aubrey's fiirst cruise in the cruise of the Speedy, and be amazed.
Index of stories:
1. In the King's Service, 1793-1794
2. Commence the Work of Destruction: The Glorious First of June, 1794
3. The Noted Pimp of Lisbon and an Unwanted Promotion in Bull Bay, 1794
4. For the Good of My Own Soul, 1795
5. The Would as Soon Have Faced the Devil Himself as Nelson, 1796
6. The Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1797
7. Mad Diskey's Amusement, 1798-1800
8. The Fortune of War, 1799
9. The Audacious Cruise of the Speedy, 1800-1801
10. Bermuda in the Peace, 1802-1803
11. The Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
12. The Death of Lord Nelson, 1805
13. An Unequal Match, 1807-1808
14. With Stopford in the Basque Roads, 1808-1809
15. When I Beheld These Men Spring from the Ground, 1809
16. "Damn'em, Jackson, They've Spoilt My Dancing," 1809-1812
17. The Woodwind Is Mightier than the Sword, 1809-1812
18. HMS Macedonian vs. USS United States, 1812
19. An Unjustifiable and Outrageous Pursuit, 1812-1813
20. A Yankee Cruiser in the South Pacific, 1813
21. Showdown at Valparaiso, 1814
22. We Discussed a Bottle of Chateau Margot Together, 1812-1815
Rating: 5
Summary: Down to the Sea in Ships
Comment: For anyone who is interested in naval warfare in the age of sail in general, or in the Napoleonic period, this book is a must. It is simply superb.
This anthology of first hand accounts covers events in both the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, including the War of 1812, in which the Royal Navy getting some very nasty surprises, and even nastier defeats, at the hands of the small, but expert United States Navy.
Some of the subjects covered are the Battle of Cape St. Vincent in 1797, the sea fight between HMS Macedonian and the USS United States in 1812, the cruise into the Pacific of the USS Essex, and such esoteric subject as 'the noted pimp of Lisbon' and Bermuda in time of peace.
This book is an enjoyable read, an outstanding primary source, and one of the best books available on this often neglected subject.
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Title: Harbors and High Seas: An Atlas and Geographical Guide to the Complete Aubrey-Maturin Novels of Patrick O'Brian by Dean King, John B. Hattendorf ISBN: 0805066144 Publisher: Owl Books Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: A Sea of Words: A Lexicon and Companion for Patrick O'Brian's Seafaring Tales by Dean King, John B. Hattendorf, J. Worth Estes ISBN: 0805066152 Publisher: Owl Books Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title:Musical Evenings with the Captain, Vol.2 ASIN: B000000841 Publisher: Essay Pub. Date: 18 November, 1997 List Price(USD): $16.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
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Title:Musical Evenings With The Captain ASIN: B00000083U Publisher: Essay Pub. Date: 18 June, 1996 List Price(USD): $16.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
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Title: Post Captain by Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0393307069 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: November, 1990 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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