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Eyes of the Fleet: Popular History of Frigates and Frigate Captains, 1793-1815
 
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Eyes of the Fleet: Popular History of Frigates and Frigate Captains, 1793-1815 (Paperback)

by Anthony Price (Author)
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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Grafton; New Ed edition (7 May 1992)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0586213937
  • ISBN-13: 978-0586213933
  • Product Dimensions: 19 x 13 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,242,843 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The frigate, in its classical wooden sailing-ship form, was a fast scouting cruiser - "the eyes of the fleet", in Nelson's words. But the frigate was something much more that a mere scout - it was a true fighting ship, lightly built but heavily-gunned for its size, designed for every naval task short of taking part in the great set-pieces between battleships. The author examines the frigate's evolution, the men who sailed in them and the most famous single-ship actions.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not well written and hard to read., 11 Jun 2006
By Ned Middleton (British professional underwater photo-journalist & author) - See all my reviews
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The very least I would expect from the author of this, his twentieth book (the previous 19 being all fiction) is an understanding of grammar and punctuation - something which is sadly lacking in this work.

As a general rule, we do not start sentences with "And" or "But" and, although occasionally acceptable, there are too many instances here. Just as a capital letter commences any new sentence, so a capital letter is the first to appear after a colon - but not in this work. Furthermore, I found too many instances of digression when try to make a simple point.

All of which is off-putting for the serious reader.

In short, this book is hard to review because it is most difficult to read and if it can't be read - then there really is no point in it being reviewed in the first place.

Poor showing - especially after all that research.

NM

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