Cochrane: The Fighting Captain
The Life and Exploits of a Fighting Captain
$59.09
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
21 February 2002
Summary
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 cr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781841193984 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1841193984 |
| Author: | Robert Harvey |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Robinson Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 21 February 2002 |
| Weight: | 276g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 133mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
Entertaining and compulsive.– Sunday Telegraph
”“To those who are drawn to the age and especially to aficionados of O’Brian’s work, I would recommend Robert Harvey’s Cochrane” -The Times Literary Supplement * “A bright and breezy account of Cochrane’s life” - The London Evening Standard * “an entertaining and compulsive read” - The Sunday Telegraph * “wonderfully readable book….a Robert Harvey convincingly argues, it is Cochrane’s exploits that give birth to the fictional genre of Napoleonic sea-adventures” - The Independent * “a readable and enjoyable book” - The Spectator
About The Author
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey is the author of numerous books including Clive (of India) and The Undefeated. He has worked for the Economist and is a former MP. He lives in Shropshire.
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