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Cargando... Any Approaching Enemy: A Novel of the Napoleonic Wars (2006)por Jay Worrall
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Captain Charles Edgemont is off again in pursuit of the French in this sequel to Sails on the Horizon. The story begins with his ship being separated from Admiral Nelson's fleet and continues through many adventures as he searches for Nelson. The story culminates with Edgemont, having found Nelson, participating in the Battle of the Nile. As with his previous book, Worrall did a fine job overall and showed improvement in his writing over the previous novel. The characters are believable. The plot moves at a nice pace. The story includes some twists and turns that are unusual and interesting. The tension created with British navel captain married to a Quakeress was a major theme of the book. Again, he kept the sailing terms to a minimum in most section, although several times, he did include a lot of details concerning setting of sails, almost as if he was told to add more technical sail terms. The dialog was improved and seemed more interesting. While I enjoyed the book, I did have a few problems with it. First, the story had a few unbelievable events. For example, Edgemont disobeyed direct orders, knew he was disobeying direct orders, but since things turned out fine, no one cared. Second, the book focused more on non-naval things (such as Penny's views) than on general naval matters. While it is evident from his writing that Worrall is more interested in the human conflict posed by Charles and Penny, he missed a great opportunity to explore the conflict between Captain Edgemont, his First Lieutenant, and his friend the Second Lieutenant. Third, the ending, at the Battle of the Nile, felt like it was written almost as an after-thought. The main plot line (Charles/Penny) had been resolved, but there were still some loose ends to tie up -- namely Nelson and the French fleet. The action was not particularly gripping (nor believable) and may be a strong reflection on Worrall's personal views on war and fighting. And again, I was disappointed with what may turn out to be his standard 'cute' trick. In the previous novel, Horatio Hornblower made a brief appearance. In this one, Jack Aubrey (Patrick O'Brien's famous captain) came aboard briefly. Aubrey's appearance was more seamless and didn't strike me as something added later (like Hornblower's), but still...I could easily have done without it. Overall, I liked the book, I will read it again someday, and I will look forward to more novels in this series. I thought that this book was a great sequel to Jay Worrall’s “Sails on the Horizon”. Edgemont is on the move again; sailing his frigate in search of Lord Nelson’s fleet. Along the way he finds his enemy; the French fleet at Alexandria. Eventually, he locates Nelson’s fleet and joins in the action to do battle with the French in one of the most famous sea battles: The Battle of the Nile. The author kept my interest with his writing of this historical period and he did it in such a way that I could understand just about everything he wrote. If you have read the Hornblower series, I would think that you would enjoy “Approaching Enemy..”. Highly recommend. Newly married, but off to sea with his brig Louisa, Charles Edgemont becomes separated from Nelson's fleet on the Mediterranean after receiving intelligence about a great French fleet massing around Toulon. Where is Nelson? Where are the French? And what's his wife mean by saying she will "soon visit"? Doesn't she know there's a war going on? sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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"Jay Worrall depicts the hearts and minds of the late eighteenth century with a facility I have seldom seen equaled. Readers of Patrick O'Brian will find themselves back in familiar gunrooms and wardrooms. Well done, Jay Worrall!"--David Poyer, author of That Anvil of Our Souls The year is 1798. The war between England and revolutionary France has reached a stalemate. With rumors swirling that the French are secretly amassing a powerful fleet, the Admiralty dispatches a group of ships under the command of Rear Admiral Horatio Nelson to investigate. But after a ferocious storm blindsides the squadron, Nelson's flagship and two other ships go missing. Putting his career on the line by disobeying direct orders, Captain Charles Edgemont sets out in pursuit of Nelson and the French fleet on a treacherous voyage along the Tuscan coast. As tensions among the crew rise from a simmer to a boil, Edgemont makes an unexpected discovery in Naples that may compromise his mission. And when the French fleet turns up off the shores of Egypt, Edgemont is suddenly thrown into a crisis of conscience. As circumstances grow dire and require heroic action, the fate of the crucial battle effectively lies in Edgemont's hands--as does the course of history. Praise for Any Approaching Enemy "A thoroughly enjoyable venture into the venue made famous by C. S. Forester . . . [evoking] the same admiration and sense of adventure [as] the Forester books do."--The Roanoke Times "Combining engaging characters, witty dialogue and rousing action, Worrall's nautical series continues its promising start."--Publishers Weekly No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Edgemont's good insights into training and managing his crew are similarly unique for that era but enables his little frigate to do prodigious nautical feats while turning a "Nelsonian blind eye" to unwanted commands from senior officers. Technical nautical terms abound but do not inhibit a good story seasoned by enough facts to stretch but not break the story line. ( )