The King's Coat: The Alan Lewrie Naval Adventures, #1

from minfo

The key difference between this series and others of its ilk (which are now part of the canon of seagoing tales) is its focus on the actual deckplate life of a Midshipman (little more than a slave) during the Revolutionary War. Anyone not familiar with sails and rigging of ships of that day can g...

from Neilsantos

The thing I really like about reading historical fiction is the sense of superiority it gives me over those who read other genres of fiction, particularly the fantastic. At the end I may have wasted as much time as they did, but you can't help but learn something useful...like the difference betw...

from aprillee

This is the first book in a fantastic series of naval adventures set during the War for American Independence and Napoleonic Wars. I've read all 15 books so far and still can't get enough. Alan Lewrie, is virtually forced into the Royal Navy as a total scamp of a teenager who formerly ran wild am...

from usnmm2

Alan Lewrie is a bit of a rascal, but is a breath of fresh air is this genre. Anyone who likes Forster. O'brian or Kent should enjoy these.

from msaucier818

Yet another series that I need to get into. This is the first book that follows the adventures of Alan Lewrie, a young British man who is forced into service in the Navy during the American Revolutionary War. The story covered a great amount of detailed history of the world of a British Naval Shi...