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Zusatztext The author has quietly stolen the weather-gauage from most of his rivals in the Hornblower stakes. Informationen zum Autor Richard Woodman was born in London in 1944. He became an indentured midshipman in cargo liners at 16 and has sailed in a variety of ships, serving from apprentice to captain. He remains a professional sailor and in 1978 won the Marine Society's Harmer Award. Richard Woodman served an apprenticeship in cargo-liners, qualified as a navigator and spent another eleven years at sea as a commander. His passion for the sea is reflected in his prolific output, which includes works of both fiction (the Nathaniel Drinkwater series) and non-fiction (recently, The Sea Warriors, published by Constable). Richard Woodman spent over 30 years at sea. His prolific output includes fiction (Nathaniel Drinkwater series) and non-fiction (recently, The Sea Warriors ). Richard Woodman is best known for his Nathaniel Drinkwater series of historical naval novels. Born in London in 1944 Richard joined his first ship at the age of 16 and spent over 30 years at sea. Married with two adult children, he lives in Harwich. Klappentext * Fact and fiction are combined to produce a fascinating recreation of a bygone world at war. * The fourth omnibus of a successful adventure series featuring Nathanial Drinkwater. * Fact and fiction are combined to produce a fascinating recreation of a bygone world at war. * The fourth omnibus of a successful adventure series featuring Nathanial Drinkwater. Zusammenfassung * Fact and fiction are combined to produce a fascinating recreation of a bygone world at war. * The fourth omnibus of a successful adventure series featuring Nathanial Drinkwater.
