Product code: Patrick O'Brian AUBREY/MATURIN MASTER & COMMANDER Series Set Books #1-20 selling NR
In an introductory Authors Note to the novel, O'Brian sets out his approach to historical accuracy, noting that historic records of naval battles are filled with "actions that few men could invent". He goes on to say, "That is why I have gone straight to the source for the fighting in this book ... and so when I describe a fight I have log-books, official letters, contemporary accounts or the participants' own memoirs to vouch for every exchange… Titles: 1. Master And Commander 2. Post Captain 3. H.M.S Surprise 4. The Mauritius Command 5. Desolation Island 6. The Fortune Of War 7. The Surgeon's Mate 8. The Ionian Mission 9. Treasons selling Harbour 10.The Far Side Of The World 11. The Reverse Of The Medal 12. The Letter Of Marque 13. The Thirteen-Gun Salute 14. The Nutmeg Of Consolation 15. The Truelove 16. The Wine-Dark Sea 17 .The Commodore 18. The Yellow Admiral 19. The Hundred Days 20. Blue At The Mizzen For Seller Use Only: ST. JOES 50.
In an introductory Authors Note to the novel, O'Brian sets out his approach to historical accuracy, noting that historic records of naval battles are filled with "actions that few men could invent". He goes on to say, "That is why I have gone straight to the source for the fighting in this book ... and so when I describe a fight I have log-books, official letters, contemporary accounts or the participants' own memoirs to vouch for every exchange… Titles: 1. Master And Commander 2. Post Captain 3. H.M.S Surprise 4. The Mauritius Command 5. Desolation Island 6. The Fortune Of War 7. The Surgeon's Mate 8. The Ionian Mission 9. Treasons selling Harbour 10.The Far Side Of The World 11. The Reverse Of The Medal 12. The Letter Of Marque 13. The Thirteen-Gun Salute 14. The Nutmeg Of Consolation 15. The Truelove 16. The Wine-Dark Sea 17 .The Commodore 18. The Yellow Admiral 19. The Hundred Days 20. Blue At The Mizzen For Seller Use Only: ST. JOES 50.