Well, ahoy there, nautically speaking. Do I have some literature for you:
Of course, one should start Captain Aubrey with volume 1, Master and Commander; followed by Cochrane, the Life and Exploits of a Fighting Captain, by Robert Harvey (Cochrane is the actual fellow Aubrey is based on); John Paul Jones, by Samuel Morison, is another great read. As to Trafalgar..... the reality was dreadfully grim, consequently the myth replaced it with heroic stories. This is captured in Seize the Fire, by Adam Nicolson. All of these are conveniently on my desk and can be mailed, if you like. (the rest of Aubrey is in Margaret's office). Avast and beware the lee shore.
Well, ahoy there, nautically speaking. Do I have some literature for you:
Of course, one should start Captain Aubrey with volume 1, Master and Commander; followed by Cochrane, the Life and Exploits of a Fighting Captain, by Robert Harvey (Cochrane is the actual fellow Aubrey is based on); John Paul Jones, by Samuel Morison, is another great read. As to Trafalgar..... the reality was dreadfully grim, consequently the myth replaced it with heroic stories. This is captured in Seize the Fire, by Adam Nicolson. All of these are conveniently on my desk and can be mailed, if you like. (the rest of Aubrey is in Margaret's office). Avast and beware the lee shore.