Cochrane by Robert Harvey

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Cochrane by Robert Harvey

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This is an account of the life and adventures of the daring seaman Thomas Cochrane, who rose from midshipman to admiral and was called "the sea wolf" by Napoleon. His exploits were so compelling that the novelist Patrick O'Brian used them as the basis for the character Jack Aubrey.

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Cochrane by Robert Harvey

This is an account of the life and adventures of the daring seaman Thomas Cochrane, who rose from midshipman to admiral and was called "the sea wolf" by Napoleon. His exploits were so compelling that the novelist Patrick O'Brian used them as the basis for the character Jack Aubrey, the main protagonist of naval novels set during the Napoleonic War. Thomas Cochrane was framed in a Stock Exchange scandal, sentenced to the pillory, escaped prison by means of a rope and fled the country to become a mercenary admiral fighting for independence. Off the coast of Chile, Peru, Brazil and Greece, always outnumbered and outgunned, he became a legend of daring and courage. On one occasion he chased the entire Portuguese fleet in a single ship.

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ISBN 13 9781841191621
ISBN 10 1841191620
Title Cochrane
Author Robert Harvey
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Year published 2000-10-05
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.