Douglass Reeman...
If you've not read any of his historical naval fiction, give yourself a
treat and do so. He also wrote the "Richard Bolitho" series under the name
Alexander Kent. That was a super series. I'm currently reading his 'Royal
Marines Saga', a series of five. Good books.
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John |
JohnH
Dec 29
2006
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| The Drinkwater series is by Richard Woodman. Never read Montserrat,
I'll look him up. The Alan Lewrie series by Lambdin was good although
finding some of them may be difficult as he seemed to have trouble with
his publisher(s).
Another that left me cold was by the guy who wrote the fictional
biography of Hornblower, I forget his name, was it Northcotte?
Cornwell's series about Rifleman Richard Sharpe is very good.
The entire Flashman series (begins in the 1840s in Afghanistan) by G.
M. Fraser was funny and a great way to learn some history while being
entertained.
C.S. Forester who wrote the Hornblower series also wrote "The African
Queen" and "The Good Shepard" about a convoy escort in WW2. He also
wrote an interesting story about one man in the Galapagos who changes
the Naval course of WW1 following the Battle of Coronel but I forget
the name of it.
Now that I think back, I think I did read "The Cruel Sea" by Monsarrat,
was it about a small subhunting vessel in WW2? |
Frogwatch
Dec 30
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| You responded to my post with some questions for Tom. Maybe he'll answer. I greatly enjoyed the Sharp series. Didn't know about the Drinkwater series
by Woodman, but will look it up. Luckily, I'm able to put books I want on hold at my local library via the
internet. I've not yet been disappointed with a lack of selection. The only
problem is that I need to read 'em before I fill up the bag again. Again,
luckily, the library allows unlimited renewals, unless someone else has
placed the book on hold. With these older books, that doesn't happen very
often. Right now I've got nine of the Reeman books in my bag.
--
John |
JohnH
Dec 30
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| For some reason, I just didnt like the Bolitho series although I liked
Reemans WW2 stories. I've read many of the series about fighting
sailing ships but the Bolitho ones just leave me cold. The detail in
the Obrien books was great, I liked the Woodman series about
Drinkwater. My fav is still Hornblower. |
Frogwatch
Dec 29
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| The word 'super' was probably a little overdone. The O'Brian series was
super, the Hornblower next, and the Bolitho came after. Did you read any of
the Alan Lewrie series by Dewey Lambdin? Those were enjoyable. What was Woodman's first name so I can look him up. Was that also Naval
Fiction?
--
John |
JohnH
Dec 29
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| Right on with that. I discovered the Hornblower books when I was in high school and read
them all. They just keep getting better and better as you learn more
about boats, people and history. |
Wayne.B
Dec 29
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| The Hornblower series is great, but my all-time favorite "seagoing"
novel remains Moby-Dick, followed by the Odyssey. |
Harry
Dec 29
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| I am a Michael Crichton and John Grisham fan. My interests in books are not
strictly nautical related. I never read the Horatio Hornblower collection but it looks like I may have
to give him a look. |
JimH
Dec 29
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| Have you read "Master Mariner" by Nicholas Monsarrat? Do it if you haven't - it's a great bunch of sea stories. I won't spoil the plot for you, but it's unique. |
Tom
Dec 29
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| Is that this set? A series of four? FIC MON 1978
The master mariner : running proud
Monsarrat, Nicholas, 1910-
#2 FIC MON 1973
The kappillan of Malta
Monsarrat, Nicholas, 1910-
#3 FIC MON 1968
Richer than all his tribe
Monsarrat, Nicholas, 1910-
#4 FIC MON 1951
The cruel sea
Monsarrat, Nicholas, 1910- --
John |
JohnH
Dec 29
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| No - it's a standalone book. You will enjoy it - historical in nature
which was Monsarrat's forte. |
Short
Dec 30
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| Maybe it's the last of these four. I'll give them a shot as soon as I
finish the Reeman collection. Thanks for the tip.
--
John |
JohnH
Dec 29
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