The lieutenant is ordered to proceed to Gibraltar "with all possible despatch" aboard His Majesty's ship Kathleen, to support Lord Nelson in a battle with the Spanish off Cape Trafalgar.
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"Another rousing tale of the sea set in the late 1700's." -- Booklist
"Dudley Pope is an English naval historian . . . .Not even C.S. Forester knows more about the routine and battle procedures of the British Navy in the days of Nelson" -- New York Times
"Mr. Pope is as good at detail as Ramage is at tactics and it's for those who like their cutlasses sharp and their romance romantic." -- Kirkus Review
"Dudley Pope is an English naval historian . . . .Not even C.S. Forester knows more about the routine and battle procedures of the British Navy in the days of Nelson" -- New York Times
"Mr. Pope is as good at detail as Ramage is at tactics and it's for those who like their cutlasses sharp and their romance romantic." -- Kirkus Review
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Dudley Pope, a naval defense correspondent of the London Evening News, progressed to writing carefully researched naval history. C.S. Forester urged Pope to try his hand at fiction and saw the younger writer as his literary heir. Pope began what was to become an impressive series with Ramage (1965) and, over the next 24 years, produced 17 more novels tracing Lord Ramage's career. Pope died in 1997.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
2nd Ramage adventure doesn't disappoint,
This review is from: Ramage & the Drumbeat (The Lord Ramage Novels) (Volume 2) (Paperback)
I thought that the first Ramage book was a harbinger of things to come. "Drumbeat" is as good , or better, than its predecessor. The story is appealing, the characters of Ramage, his crew, and the Marchesa continue to develop well, and the detail work is fine. After two exposures to Ramage, I compare Pope's work with him to Alexander Kent's Bolitho series. In both, the main characters are believable and draw the reader into their world most convincingly. It's a great thing for readers of nautical fiction that Ramage is being reprinted in U.S. editions. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very exciting; even better than the first,
This review is from: Ramage & the Drumbeat (The Lord Ramage Novels) (Volume 2) (Paperback)
This is a very entertaining book, with an real barn-burner of a battle at the end. The best thing about this book is the unusual and creative tactics Ramage uses during the battles. The battles in this book are not the usual artillery slug-fests. The book is fairly well-written, although Pope doesn't come close to Patrick O'Brian in terms of quality prose and witty dialogue. The characters are likable but not terribly three-dimensional. One of the reasons I really like Pope, though, is that he was incredibly knowledgeable about sailing and the age of fighting sail and it shows in his writting. At one point, Pope gives a brief history of the ships of the line in Sir John Jervis' squadron (real historical ships) and he lists every major battle they fought in and who commanded them at the time. Of course he could have just looked all that up, but I think that he just knew all that history. The final battle is essentially the Battle of St. Vincent, but it is greatly modified for dramatic purposes. Pope obviously loved his subject matter. At one point he gives about a page and a half description of all of the beautiful features of a ship of the line. I have also read that of all of the major writers in this genre, Pope was the best real-life sailor. (He spent many years of his life living on and sailing his boat, the Ramage). But anyway, this series is excellent so far; one no fan of nautical fiction should miss.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The action keeps going!,
By Dr J (United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ramage & the Drumbeat (The Lord Ramage Novels) (Volume 2) (Paperback)
This is the second in the Ramage series (see my review of _Ramage_). It's even better than the first. Pope is a fine writer and keeps the pace moving along at a good clip--easy to read. Ramage has a series of adventures and finally plays a major part in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent. The real joy in these books is following Ramage's thought processes to solve the predicament he's in. Pope never gives it away, though, and the reader has to guess (just as the crew does!) at his plans. It's like reading a mystery novel. It's all good fun!
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