Yearning for the high seas, Alan Lewrie plods through his oppressive life as a gentleman farmer and family man. The year is 1793 and after four years spent ashore, Lewrie is gratified when revolutionary France threatens war and the Royal Navy beckons. All does not go smoothly, as he soon finds himself aboard the HMS Cockerel dealing with a difficult captain and disgruntled crew. Once in the Mediterranean, he throws caution to the wind and becomes involved with the bewitching Lady Emma Hamilton. The war escalates and he finds himself at the Battle of Toulon where he meets a dashing young Napoleon Bonaparte. Outnumbered three to one, Lewrie takes on the French in a desperate bid to help the Royalists escape.
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Dewey Lambdin has been a sailor since 1976 and has worked as a director, writer, and producer for television and advertising. He is the author of the Alan Lewrie series and What Lies Buried: A Novel of Old Cape Fear. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Dewey Lambdin is the author of fourteen previous Alan Lewrie novels. A member of the U.S. Naval Institute and a Friend of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England, he spends his free time working and sailing (he's been a sailor since 1976). He makes his home in Nashville, Tennessee, but would much prefer Margaritaville or Murrell's Inlet.
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This review is from: H.M.S. Cockerel: The Alan Lewrie Naval Adventures #6 (Paperback)
I have been resting following some surgery and this has been the ticket. Alan Lewrie is a rascal with a conscience which makes for a very human and engaging person. Lambdin maintains a good balance between nautical exactness\detail and yet keeps the story interesting and cohesive. I recommend the series.
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This book is a successful continuation in the Lewrie Series. It stands alone well but the character, as developed in the earlier books,gives insight to the reader of why Lambdin thinks and acts as he does. I enjoyed more because of the prvious books
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H.M.S. Cockerel: The Alan Lewrie Naval Adventures #6I've been stuck in the British Royal Navy, Napoleanic wars era ever since the Master and Commander movie. I've read all the major series, O'Brian, Forrester, and Marryat. Amazon has been a great way to discover writers of similar series, and fill in when the library falls short (then you can donate the book when you're done). Dewey Lambdin has become a favourite. I also like the full size paper back format.
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