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Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
"Jack Biddlecomb, son of Isaac Biddlecomb, the protagonist of James L. Nelson's ... Revolution at Sea Saga, finds himself taking command of the merchant vessel Abigail bound for Barbados. With the French making prizes of American merchant ships, the Abigail's owner has outfitted the ship with guns and instructed Jack to fight if need be to keep his ship out of French hands. What Jack does not know--though his passengers do-- is that he is being used...
23) Ship of the line
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
1985, c1938
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 15
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2005
Description
On October 21, 1805, as Britain's Royal Navy under the command of Horatio Nelson clashed with Napoleon's forces in an epic sea battle off the coast of Spain, the fate of Europe hung in the balance. Though the cost was high--and Nelson himself was killed--the British victory prevented Napoleon from invading Britain and paved the way for the eventual defeat of the French emperor. Without Trafalgar there would have been no Waterloo. The Battle of Trafalgar...
Author
Series
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
c2000
Description
It is 1777, the Year of the Hangman, and Captain Isaac Biddlecomb is bound for Philadelphia with his wife and child in the Continental brig Charlemagne.
His orders are to take command of the newly built twenty-gun frigate Falmouth and get her out to sea before she is taken by General Richard Howe's invading army.Unbeknownst to Biddlecomb, the entire British fleet stands between him and the new nation's capital. Forced to run his beloved Charlemagne...
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[c1951]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 34
Description
This book is the account of a well-to-do man who serves on a minesweeper during World War Two, describing the events on the Navy ship Caine and what ultimately led the first mate, Lieutenant Maryk, a man with little schooling or experience, to take command of the vessel from Captain Queeg and the subsequent court-martial of Maryk.
27) The black ship
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
1998
Description
Dudley Pope meticulously researches the story of the bloodiest mutiny in the history of the Royal Navy - the butchering of the officers aboard His Majesty's Frigate HERMIONE 32 guns, in the West Indies in 1797. The captain of the frigate, Hugh Pigot, was a brutal and sadistic commander who flogged his men mercilessly and drove them beyond the limits of endurance. However, nothing could excuse the slaughter of guilty and innocent officers alike as...
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1963
Description
Tells the events of Nelson's career from the time when as a 12-year-old he began serving on the warship Raisonable under his captain-uncle to the day when Nelson's body was returned to a triumphant but mourning Britain. Presents the dedicated character of Britain's great admiral who saved his land from invasion and turned the tide against Napoleon.
30) The commodore
Author
Series
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
1996, c1994
Description
For years, critics have hailed Patrick O’Brian’s seafaring adventure series as the best historical novels ever written (New York Times). With elegant language, eccentric characters, and authentic period atmosphere, the series transports you to the high seas of the Napoleonic era. After a dangerous tour of duty in the Great South Sea, Jack and Stephen return to their families in England. For Jack, the homecoming is joyful, but for Stephen, it is...
Author
Series
Honor volume 12
Publisher
Pineapple Press, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
In December of 1892 a little-known event changed world history, and its influence can be seen in headlines today. This 12th novel in the award-winning Honor series is woven around that event.
Commander Peter Wake, U.S.N., is finally happy. In command of a newly commissioned light cruiser in the Caribbean, he is back at sea where all real sailors belong. All his years of espionage in the more sordid corners of the world are over. Ashore, he has the...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine
Pub. Date
c1991
Description
Fresh from duty on the firgate Desperate in her fight with the French Capricieuse off St. Kitts, Midshipman Alan Lewrie passes his examination board for lieutenancy and finds himself commissioned first officer of the brig o'war Shrike. There's time for some dalliance with the fair sex, and then Lieutenant Lewrie must be off to patrol the North American coast and attempt to bring the Muskogees and Seminoles onto the Bridish side against the American...
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
Lewrie loses his ship and his command when he receives news that Vigilance must return to England to be decommissioned and turned over to the dockyards for a complete refit. Lewrie is grounded, put on half-pay, and his crew disperses to look for new positions. It's late Autumn, and being ashore is heavenly, after a time. Lewrie spends time with his wife Jessica, helps his son Hugh find a new ship, and happily marries off Charlotte. Life onshore is...
37) Sloop of war
Author
Series
Richard Bolitho novels volume no. 4
Publisher
Distributed to the book trade by Login Trade
Pub. Date
1998
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 19
Description
Only twenty-seven years old, Horatio Hornblower has distinguished himself as a capable and intrepid officer in the Royal Navy. On a reconnaissance mission with the Hotspur, a three-masted frigate under his command, Hornblower and his crew narrowly avoid capture by their French adversaries, but the danger is not over. In the meantime, misgivings about his recent marriage also weigh heavily on the young officer's mind. In this 10th novel of the Hornblower...
Author
Series
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
1990, 1988
Description
The Letter of Marque continues the saga of Jack Aubrey, brilliant yet disgraced officer, and Stephan Maturin, ship's surgeon and British intelligence operator. Together they sail on a desperate mission against the French, which, if successful, may redeem Aubrey from the private hell of his disgrace.
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