Men-of-War: Life in Nelson's Navy
 First American Edition 1995 | |
| Author | Patrick O'Brian |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Life in the eighteenth century Royal Navy |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Set in | Sabon |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 95 |
| ISBN | 0-393-32660-8 |
Men-of-War: Life in Nelson's Navy by Patrick O'Brian is a short, small-format 12.7 × 17.6 × 0.8 cm (5.0 × 6.9 × 0.31 in), concise, well illustrated introduction to life aboard the ships of the Royal Navy during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centurys; the period in which the author's acclaimed Aubrey–Maturin series of novels is set.[1][2]
Reception
The book received mixed reviews with some considering its conciseness a virtue, particularly for a younger audience, while others felt it was lightweight and an attempt to cash in on the author's reputation.[1]
Publication history
- First published in hardcover in the UK in 1974.
- First paperback US edition published by W. W. Norton & Company in 1995.
- An audiobook was published by ISIS Audiobooks in 2007, combined with the last book in the Aubrey–Maturin series; The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Men-of-War: Life in Nelson's Navy". amazon.com.
- ↑ "Men-of-War: Life in Nelson's Navy". google.co.uk.
External links
- Men-of-war: Life in Nelson's Navy at HistoricNavalFiction.com
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