An Eye of the Fleet (Paperback) by Richard Woodman

from rsstick

What this novel may lack in full, detailed narrative it makes up in authenticity and honest moral conflict. This 185 page book in the hands of an author who was a writer first and a sailor second, or not at all, would have been 400 pages long, but I'm not sure we would have been the better for it...

from rsstick

What this novel may lack in full, detailed narrative it makes up in authenticity and honest moral conflict. This 185 page book in the hands of an author who was a writer first and a sailor second, or not at all, would have been 400 pages long, but I'm not sure we would have been the better for it...

from penelopemarzec

A gritty look at life on board a British frigate. The story centers around Nathaniel Drinkwater, the self-effacing hero, who matures into a lieutenant under trying conditions.