The Sea Wolf by Ian Grimble

The Sea Wolf by Ian Grimble

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"The Sea Wolf" charts the life of one of the most daring naval commanders in British maritime history. This biography follows Cochrane's rise as an officer, capturing over 50 vessels in his first year of captaincy, through to his fall from grace in 1814 and the long road back to legitimacy.

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The Sea Wolf by Ian Grimble

Thomas Cochrane's life has inspired naval authors from Frederick Marryat to Patrick O'Brien, but the Scottish admiral's life contained more adventures than any novelist could have created. Cochrane was a successful commander during the Napoleonic Wars, but his unorthodox tactics and views made him no friends at the Admiralty.After being jailed on dubious corruption charges he spent most of the rest of his life commanding foreign navies, such as those of Chile, Peru, Brazil and Greece. Inheriting the title Earl of Dundonald restored his respectability in Britain and he spent his remaining years in England as an inventor, being buried in Westminster Abbey upon his death in 1860 at age 85.
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ISBN 13 9781841580357
ISBN 10 184158035X
Title The Sea Wolf
Author Ian Grimble
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Birlinn General
Year published 2000-06-27
Number of pages 320
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