Reeves believes Tristan needs a spark to relight the fires of his soul. And who better than lovely Prudence Thistlewaite, the bane of the captain's existence? Prudence wants nothing to do with her wickedly handsome, ill-tempered neighbor. Still, she cannot refuse the outlandish sum Reeves offers to smooth Tristan's rough edges. Can Prudence tame the rakish captain? Or will Tristan gain what he most wishes, to become Now, for the first time, they are available in electronic book format, so a whole new generation of readers can be swept away on the adventure of a lifetime.
This is the second book in the series. The war of continues, and Jack Aubrey sets course for Cape Horn on a mission after his own heart: intercepting a powerful American frigate outward bound to play havoc with the British whaling trade.
Read as many books as you like Personal use and Join Over We cannot guarantee that every book is in the library. Only once logged in you get a variety of other books too. Masters and Commanders describes how four titanic figures shaped the grand strategy of the West during the Second World War.
Each was exceptionally tough-willed and strong minded, and each was certain that he knew best how to win the war. Yet each knew that he had to win at least two of the others over in order to get his strategy adopted. The book traces the mutual suspicion and admiration, the rebuffs and the charm, the often explosive disagreements and wary reconciliations which resulted. Introduces Captain Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, in the age of the Napoleonic wars.
Patrick O'Brian can put a spark of character into the sawdust of time- Observer The best historical novels ever written- New York Times. How far did personality affect the grand strategy of the Second World War? Employing verbatim accounts of Churchill's War Cabinet meetings never before reporduced in book form, as well as using the private papers of sixty-seven contemporaries of the four men, the inside story is told of the great war wartime conferences, explaining why and how the Allies attacked when and where they did.
The two masters Churchill and Roosevelt and two commanders Marshall and Alanbrooke were strong-willed and tough-minded and each was certain that he knew best how to win the war. Yet in order to get their strategies adopted, each needed to persuade at least two of the other three, and certainly not be so outmanouvered that he ever found himself in a minority of one.
Roberts reveals the dynamic behind the collective decisions upon which the lives of millions ultimately depended. Analyzes the leadership and strategies of three forefront military leaders from the ancient world, offers insight into the purposes behind their conflicts, and shows what today's leaders can glean from their successes and failures.
The inspiration for the major new motion picture starring Russell Crowe. The war of continues, and Jack Aubrey sets course for Cape Horn on a mission after his own heart: intercepting a powerful American frigate outward bound to play havoc with the British whaling trade.
Stephen Maturin has fish of his own to fry in the world of secret intelligence. Disaster in various guises awaits them in the Great South Sea and in the far reaches of the Pacific: typhoons, castaways, shipwrecks, murder, and criminal insanity.
Prize-winning British historian tells the story of the English-speaking peoples in the 20th century Winston Churchill's History of the English-Speaking Peoples ended in Andrew Roberts, Wolfson History prizewinner has been inspired by Churchill's example to write the story of the 20th century. Churchill wrote: 'Every nation or group of nations has its own tale to tell.
Knowledge of the trials and struggles is necessary to all who would comprehend the problems, perils, challenges, and opportunities which confront us today 'It is in the hope that contemplation of the trials and tribulations of our forefathers may not only fortify the English-speaking peoples of today, but also play some small part in uniting the whole world, that I present this account.
But just as Churchill did in his four volumes, Roberts also deals with the cultural, social and political history of the English global diaspora. A catalogue of history's greatest military leaders - from the Classical Age to the Napoleonic Era - and what drove them to victory.
Provides a detailed picture of the lives of the commanders and those around them, both at home and at sea. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Access-restricted-item true Addeddate Reviewer: KarlxM - favorite favorite - February 13, Subject: Pages , indeed text is cut off You can make out almost all of it, the latter pages mentioned are worst, mis-angled scan, so that by the end of the page the margin is off the side of the scan - a stupid mistake, that is clearly known, as is it listed in the notes - SO FIX IT!
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