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Overview
On the night of the twenty-first of September, 1797, disgruntled seamen on board the British frigate Hermione, which was cruising in the Caribbean, began the bloodiest mutiny ever to occur in Royal Navy history. Armed with cutlasses and tomahawks, they butchered the cruel Captain Hugh Pigot and most of his officers.Dudley Pope, one of Britain's preeminent naval historians, here chronicles the true story of this brutal mutiny and the subsequent daring recapture of the frigate from the Spanish by Captain Edward Hamilton and the vengeful crew of H.M.S. Surprise. The story of the Hermione quickly became the stuff of legend throughout the Royal Navy, a heart-wrenching lesson for officers and seamen alike. Pope combines a historian's eye for detail and verisimilitude with a novelist's flair for indelible characters and page-turning aventure.
Editorials
NY Times Book Review
A thoughtful study of those inexhaustible subjects, discipline and leadership.Library Journal
This is another in Holt's new "Heart of the Oak Sea Classics" line of nautical titles. In relating the events of a 1797 mutiny aboard the British frigate Hermione, Pope had done an "excellent job of piecing together all the facts and thus creating a unified, believable tale" (LJ 3/1/64). Though based on factual events, this is a great adventure story and perfect summer reading.Book Details
Published
June 1, 1998
Publisher
Owl Publishing Company
Pages
400
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780805058321