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During the Baltic expedition in 1801, Lieutenant Nathaniel Drinkwater, determined to turn the old "Virago" back into a fighting ship, gets caught up in Sit Hyde Parkers's fleet and must fight to save the ship and his brother
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About the Author
As a professional sailor, Richard Woodman has progressed from apprentice to captain in a variety of ships. Along with the Drinkwater series, he has written nautical fiction about tea-clippers and cargo liners and is a member of the Society for Nautical Research. Woodman lives in England, and is considered one of the strongest voices in nautical fiction today.
From Publishers Weekly
Although there's some good sea action in Woodman's (Keepers of the Sea new adventure, the chief attraction is the vivid depiction of the politics of Europe and the Royal Navy in Lord Nelson's day. In 1800, Lieut. Nathaniel Drinkwater wangles a command for himself though it's only aboard the "bomb tender" Virago, a 40-year-old former mortar ship. After Drinkwater makes Virago shipshape, she plays an important role in the 1801 attack on Copenhagen. En route to this climactic battle, Drinkwater contends with Navy politics, a cowardly blackguard of a purser, his own fugitive brother and, not least, the Danish artillery. The corruption, snobbery and pigheadedness of the Navy Office, "those portals of perfidy and corruption," is nicely conveyed, as is the Navy lore, augmented by an interesting, low-key portrait of the great Nelson.
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- PublisherJohn Murray Publishers Ltd
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0719541131
- ISBN 13 9780719541131
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages224
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