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Part of a series of naval and sea-life memoirs, this title offers an alternative to the usual top-down history, and has much to say on the topic of press gangs. It includes an eyewitness account of Hawke's great victory in Quiberon Bay in 1759.
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- PublisherDuckworth Pub
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1861760833
- ISBN 13 9781861760838
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages192
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