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Those in peril on the waves
Few purchasers of this book will find themselves disappointed by
its contents. It concerns naval disasters and, appalling as many of
them are, they make compulsive reading. Shipwreck was no rare
occurrence during the great age of sail and it came in many
terrible forms exacerbated-during the long wars with France-by the
intervention of an enemy. Britannia ruled the waves, so these
incidents unfold in the freezing waters of the North Sea to the ice
locked Polar regions and the steaming tropics of the Malay
Peninsula. Brave ships came to grief in squalls, in fires, run
aground on sands, dashed on rocks, crushed in ice and in compound
accidents which will have the reader groaning with exasperation and
sympathy for the crews who had to endure them. Here are tales of
the Ajax, the Amphion, the Queen Charlotte, the Hindostan, the
Venerable and many more. Every story is told in fascinating detail
and includes first hand accounts by the survivors. Here are
revealed feats of endurance, suffering and bravery by the sailors
of the Royal Navy. Their ordeals include cannibalism, pirates,
shark attack, treks across ice, imprisonment and every force Nature
could contrive to hurl against them. This book is a
must-particularly for those who are fascinated by the Royal Navy
during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
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Those in peril on the waves
Few purchasers of this book will find themselves disappointed by
its contents. It concerns naval disasters and, appalling as many of
them are, they make compulsive reading. Shipwreck was no rare
occurrence during the great age of sail and it came in many
terrible forms exacerbated-during the long wars with France-by the
intervention of an enemy. Britannia ruled the waves, so these
incidents unfold in the freezing waters of the North Sea to the ice
locked Polar regions and the steaming tropics of the Malay
Peninsula. Brave ships came to grief in squalls, in fires, run
aground on sands, dashed on rocks, crushed in ice and in compound
accidents which will have the reader groaning with exasperation and
sympathy for the crews who had to endure them. Here are tales of
the Ajax, the Amphion, the Queen Charlotte, the Hindostan, the
Venerable and many more. Every story is told in fascinating detail
and includes first hand accounts by the survivors. Here are
revealed feats of endurance, suffering and bravery by the sailors
of the Royal Navy. Their ordeals include cannibalism, pirates,
shark attack, treks across ice, imprisonment and every force Nature
could contrive to hurl against them. This book is a
must-particularly for those who are fascinated by the Royal Navy
during the Napoleonic Wars.
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