Men-of-War: Life in Nelson's Navy

Men-of-War: Life in Nelson's Navy

First American Edition 1995
Author Patrick O'Brian
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Subject Life in the eighteenth century Royal Navy
Genre Non-fiction
Set in Sabon
Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
Media type Print
Pages 95
ISBN 0-393-32660-8

Men-of-War: Life in Nelson's Navy by Patrick O'Brian is a short, small-format 12.7 cm × 17.6 cm × 0.8 cm (5.00 in × 6.93 in × 0.31 in), concise, well illustrated introduction to life aboard the ships of the Royal Navy during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centurys; the period in which the author's acclaimed Aubrey–Maturin series of novels is set.[1][2]

Reception

The book received mixed reviews with some considering its conciseness a virtue, particularly for a younger audience, while others felt it was lightweight and an attempt to cash in on the author's reputation.[1]

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