Cochrane : The Life and Exploits of a Fighting Captain : Signed : Second printing

Harvey, Robert

ISBN 10: 1841191620 / ISBN 13: 9781841191621

Edité par Constable, London, United Kingdom, 2000

A propos de cet article

Second British printing, 2000. With original unclipped jacket (£16.99). Jacket still has the 'Signed by the author' band to front. Signed by the author in black ink directly to tile page without dedication. Index. Illustrated. Jacket has very minor patchy edge/shelf wear, the odd small scratch and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners. Boards are near fine with a hint of pushing to corners and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Small crease to top corner of a few pages. Top of pages have the odd very small mark/spot of foxing. Pages slightly tanned. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Cochrane : The Life and Exploits of a Fighting Captain : Signed : Second printing
• Éditeur: Constable, London, United Kingdom
• Date de parution: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1841191620
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781841191621
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• Impression: 2nd Printing
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: Near Fine
• Signé: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

This is an account of the life and adventures of the daring seaman Thomas Cochrane, who rose from midshipman to admiral and was called "the sea wolf" by Napoleon. His exploits were so compelling that the novelist Patrick O'Brian used them as the basis for the character Jack Aubrey, the main protagonist of naval novels set during the Napoleonic War. Thomas Cochrane was framed in a Stock Exchange scandal, sentenced to the pillory, escaped prison by means of a rope and fled the country to become a mercenary admiral fighting for independence. Off the coast of Chile, Peru, Brazil and Greece, always outnumbered and outgunned, he became a legend of daring and courage. On one occasion he chased the entire Portuguese fleet in a single ship.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The life and exploits of the daring seaman Thomas Cochrane, who rose from midshipman to admiral and was called "the sea wolf" by Napoleon, are so extraordinary that his life reads like a compelling work of fiction. In one sense it became so, for the novelist Patrick O'Brian took Cochrane's exploits and used them as the basis for Jack Aubrey, the main protagonist of naval novels set during the Napoleonic War. His life on land was as colourful and adventurous as on sea. Like O'Brian's Aubrey, he was framed in a Stock Exchange scandal. Sentenced to the pillory, he escaped prison by means of a rope and fled the country to become a mercenary admiral in the service of countries fighting for independence. Off the coast of Chile, Peru, Brazil and Greece, always outnumbered and outgunned, he became a legend of daring and courage - on one occasion chasing the entire Portuguese fleet in a single ship. An innovative tactician, he was the first advocate of onshore guerilla raiding. He promoted the use of explosive-laden ships and counter-intelligence and recommended the use of sulphur gas to the Admiralty.