Cochrane: - The Story of Britannia's Sea Wolf

Informationen zum Autor Donald Thomas was born in Somerset and educated at Queen's College, Taunton, and Balliol College, Oxford. He was the author of numerous crime novels include two collections of Sherlock Holmes stories and a hugely successful historical detective series written under the pen name Francis Selwyn, as well as gritty police procedurals written under the name of Richard Dacre. He was also the author of seven biographies and a number of other non-fiction works, and won the Gregory Prize for his poems POINTS OF CONTACT. Klappentext Bestselling account of the life of a real Horatio Hornblower The life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, later 10th Earl of Dundonald, was more extraordinary than that of Nelson, more far fetched than that of Hornblower or Patrick O'Brien's Jack Aubrey. Born the son of an eccentric and indigent Scottish peer, he entered the Royal Navy in 1793. In a series of outstanding and heroic actions, often against seemingly overwhelming odds, he made his name fighting Napoleon's navy as one of the most dashing and daring frigate captains of his day, before embarking on a career as a mercenary admiral. Zusammenfassung Bestselling account of the life of a real Horatio Hornblower

Product details

• Authors: Donald Thomas
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 14.06.2001
• EAN: 9780304356591
• ISBN: 978-0-304-35659-1
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 28 mm
• Series: CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS; Cassell Military Paperback; CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS; Cassell Military Paperback; Cassell Military; W&N Military
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Aviation & Nautical, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, maritime history, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Naval forces and warfare, Biography: historical, political and military, Georgian