Cochrane : the life and exploits of a fighting captain / Robert Harvey
Harvey, Robert
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In den Warenkorb legenVerkauft von MW Books, New York, NY, USA
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 12. Juli 2005
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den Warenkorb legenVery good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description; xix, 332 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 20 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Dundonald, Thomas Cochrane Earl of 1775-1860. Cochrane, Thomas. Admirals Great Britain ; Biography. Ship captains Great Britain ; Biography. Naval history. 1 Kg.
Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 446342
The adventures of the daring Thomas Cochrane, called 'the sea wolf' by Napoleon, are so extraordinary that his life reads like a page-turning work of fiction. In one sense it became so, for the novelist Patrick O'Brian by his own admission used Cochrane as the basis for Jack Aubrey, hero of his much-loved series of naval novels.
Cochrane became a household name when in 1800 he took command of the tiny brig, the Speedy, and created mayhem in the Mediterranean earning himself and his crew a fortune in prize money. A wildly contradictory character, never less than heroic, and this lively new account of his life has sold over 7,000 copies in hardback.
Robert Harvey has been a columnist for the Daily Telegraph, assistant editor of The Economist and an MP. He is the author of many books, including a highly popular biography of Lord Cochrane.
He is a former member of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, was assistant editor of The Economist, and foreign affairs leader writer for the Daily Telegraph. His books include The Undefeated: The Rise, Fall and Rise of Modern Japan, Portugal: Birth of a Democracy, Liberators and Cochrane. Robert lives in Powys, Wales.
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