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“This book draws on diaries and other first hand accounts from men who were in the British Royal Navy at that time and the result is truly fascinating. These recollections get under the skin of all aboard, from the lower decks, the young midshipmen and officers, to the captains.” Read more...
Jim Carter, Military Historians & Veteran
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