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Alan Lawrence

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Description:Captain Pat O'Connor, Lieutenant Duncan Macleod and Doctor Simon Ferguson return from half-pay to command the frigate HMS SURPRISE, returned to service after long years 'in ordinary' at Plymouth Dock to serve the cause of Greek independence. After escorting Lord Byron to Cephalonia, SURPRISE aids the fledgling Greek navy against the crushing superiority of the Ottoman fleet. Set amidst the destruction, sack and massacres of the islands of Kasos and Psara, this fictional tale is based upon the historical events of 1823 and 1824. Struggling to retain their sanity against all the odds, O'Connor, Macleod and Ferguson, reunited with their former shipmates, a valiant band of brothers, bring HMS SURPRISE to action in the thrilling and climactic battle to defend the island of Samos from Turk invasion. Within the frenzy that is every fight for freedom, this is a tale of the greatest of human traits: a story of courage, compassion and humanity. Written by Alan Lawrence; inspired by a love of nautical history and Patrick O'Brian's wonderful novels, the story draws the reader into the vivid and detailed telling of the bloody actual events of those savage times. Everyone familiar with Patrick O'Brian's particular style, the expressive nature of his characters, his dry humour, his masterful ship and ship-handling detail, will be immediately at home aboard HMS SURPRISE within this book. 440 enthralling pages plus faithful reproductions of numerous 18th century engravings of ship types, a glossary of 18th century shipboard terminology, the full first chapter of the second book in the series (which is due to be published in 2016), all ensure that the reader may settle in with a goodly ration of grog to feast upon a return to the pleasures afforded by the world of Patrick O'Brian. This second edition includes a very, very minor amount of editing in response to the Amazon online review critical comments: 'Jack' is not in this book, and you can be assured that there is very little 'beaming'! 500 pages await your pleasure. What are you waiting for? Light along. Handsomely now!We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Massacre of Innocents: The continuing voyages of HMS SURPRISE. To get started finding The Massacre of Innocents: The continuing voyages of HMS SURPRISE, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Captain Pat O'Connor, Lieutenant Duncan Macleod and Doctor Simon Ferguson return from half-pay to command the frigate HMS SURPRISE, returned to service after long years 'in ordinary' at Plymouth Dock to serve the cause of Greek independence. After escorting Lord Byron to Cephalonia, SURPRISE aids the fledgling Greek navy against the crushing superiority of the Ottoman fleet. Set amidst the destruction, sack and massacres of the islands of Kasos and Psara, this fictional tale is based upon the historical events of 1823 and 1824. Struggling to retain their sanity against all the odds, O'Connor, Macleod and Ferguson, reunited with their former shipmates, a valiant band of brothers, bring HMS SURPRISE to action in the thrilling and climactic battle to defend the island of Samos from Turk invasion. Within the frenzy that is every fight for freedom, this is a tale of the greatest of human traits: a story of courage, compassion and humanity. Written by Alan Lawrence; inspired by a love of nautical history and Patrick O'Brian's wonderful novels, the story draws the reader into the vivid and detailed telling of the bloody actual events of those savage times. Everyone familiar with Patrick O'Brian's particular style, the expressive nature of his characters, his dry humour, his masterful ship and ship-handling detail, will be immediately at home aboard HMS SURPRISE within this book. 440 enthralling pages plus faithful reproductions of numerous 18th century engravings of ship types, a glossary of 18th century shipboard terminology, the full first chapter of the second book in the series (which is due to be published in 2016), all ensure that the reader may settle in with a goodly ration of grog to feast upon a return to the pleasures afforded by the world of Patrick O'Brian. This second edition includes a very, very minor amount of editing in response to the Amazon online review critical comments: 'Jack' is not in this book, and you can be assured that there is very little 'beaming'! 500 pages await your pleasure. What are you waiting for? Light along. Handsomely now!We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Massacre of Innocents: The continuing voyages of HMS SURPRISE. To get started finding The Massacre of Innocents: The continuing voyages of HMS SURPRISE, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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