The Frigate Surprise The Design, Construction and Careers of Jack Aubrey''s Favourite Command |
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| Author:
| Lavery, Brian
Hunt, Geoff |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84486-074-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2008 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Imprint: | Conway |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $60.00 |
Book Description:
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There is no more famous a vessel in naval fiction than HMS Surprise, the principal ship in Patrick O'Brian's much-celebrated Aubrey-Maturin series of sea stories. Yet, this 28-gun frigate also had a most eventful true historical career serving in both the French and then Royal navies.
There is no more famous a vessel in naval fiction than HMS Surprise, the principal ship in Patrick O'Brian's much-celebrated Aubrey-Maturin series of sea stories. Yet, this 28-gun frigate also had a most eventful true historical career serving in both the French and then Royal navies.