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Genre/Form: | Novels Sea stories novels Fiction History Naval history War stories Romans Romans, nouvelles, etc |
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Material Type: | Fiction |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
David Poyer |
ISBN: | 0684871335 9780684871332 0671046810 9780671046811 |
OCLC Number: | 52974197 |
Notes: | Reprint. Originally published: ©2001. |
Description: | 445 pages ; 21 cm |
Responsibility: | David Poyer. |
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The New York Times Book Review Poyer knows what he is writing about when it comes to anything on, above, or below the water. The Bradford (Pa.) Era After reading this splendid novel....I have only one comment for the author, in regard to his series: FULL SPEED AHEAD! Kirkus Reviews A stirring story of the Civil War -- maritime style -- as told by savvy veteran Poyer in the first of an ambitious trilogy....Poyer, a former Navy captain, knows his ships, of course, but his cast is strong besides, and his grip on the tiller of Civil War history appears reassuringly firm. The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot If you have any love for ships or the sea, Poyer's narrative reads, as the critics say, as well as Conrad, Melville, and Wouk. Read more...

