FRIGATE OF KING GEORGE by Vale, Brian ISBN 1860646549
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[edit] FRIGATE OF KING GEORGE
Takes a look at life aboard the 42-gun frigate HMS 'Doris' - launched from Bombay in 1807. Vale concentrates on her service under Sir Thomas Hardy during the stormy years of South American Independence, both from the political and military angle and from the perspective of the sailors.
From C S Forester to Patrick O'Brian, naval fiction continues to fascinate generations of readers. But what was life really like on a wooden warship? Brian Vale takes a look at life on board the 42-gun frigate HMS Doris - launched from Bombay in 1807 and finally retired at Valparaiso in 1829. He concentrates on her service on the South American station under Sir Thomas Hardy as she protected British interests during the stormy years of South American Independence. Vale covers in vivid detail the operations in Brazil, Chile and Peru both from the political and military angle and from the perspective of the sailors to give a fascinating account of the everyday concerns and routines of life on shipboard.
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[edit] Title
FRIGATE OF KING GEORGE
[edit] Author
Vale, Brian
[edit] ISBN
1860646549
[edit] Published
29/06/2001
[edit] Publisher
I B Tauris & Co Ltd
[edit] Binding
hardback
[edit] Retail Price
29.5 (GBP)
[edit] Typical Price Online
26.55 (GBP)
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