Jack Aubrey commands : an historical companion to the naval world of Patrick O'Brian / Brian Lavery ; foreword by Peter Weir.
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TextPublication details: Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, c2003.Description: ix, 182 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 28 cmISBN: - 1591144035
- O'Brian, Patrick, 1914- -- Characters -- Jack Aubrey
- Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- 19th century
- Aubrey, Jack (Fictitious character)
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Literature and the war
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Naval operations, British
- Naval history in literature
- Seafaring life -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century
- 940.2/745/0941 22
- DA88 .L38 2003
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In this new work, respected naval historian Lavery explores the historical framework of the O'Brian novels by examining the facts behind the grand narrative and putting the key episodes in context while detailing naval life in the era of Nelson and Napoleon. 100+ illustrations.
Film tie-in.
Originally published in Great Britain in 2003 by Conway Maritime Press.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-178) and index.
Naval fact and naval fiction -- The world of the seaman -- The ships -- Officers -- The lower deck -- Techniques -- Life at sea -- Enemies and allies -- The navy in action -- The experience of war.