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1. Master and Commander: The Aubrey-Maturin Series by Patrick O'Brian "The best historical novels ever written." - Richard Snow, The New York Times The "Master and Commander" series of books written by Patrick O'Brian is full of action, adventure, intrigue and historical insight. Set during th...
2. Patrick O'Brian Patrick O'Brian  was an English author, specializing in hostorical novels that come very close to history books, as their details are very well researched. Now these great boooks are also available as downloadable audio books online: Patrick O'B...
3. TALL SHIPS - 'Mary Rose' & 'Victory' to the modern day When I visited the Royal Naval Dockyards in Portsmouth I was blown to pieces by the tall (historic) ships I visited. Imagine walking the decks on Nelson's 'Victory' and standing at the very spot on the deck where he fell!! Imagine step...
4. Temeraire - a Dragon Defending England from Napoleon To learn more about the world of Temeraire - visit the official homepage! Pictured to the left is book #5 in the series, Victory of Eagles, just released in July 2008! I just finished reading it, and it is as amazing as the first four books in the s...
5. The Temeraire Book Series It's the first decade of the 19th century. Great Britain is at war with France, struggling to hold back the Napoleanic Empire. In history as we know it, Britain's superior naval power foiled Napoleon's plans for a cross-channel invasion....
6. Bernard Cornwell Bernard Cornwell  is an English historical novelist and author. Many of his great historical novels are now also available as downloadable audio books. You can listen to sample recording of the Bernhard Cornwell audio books here: Bernhard Cornwe...
7. Brixham - a Pretty Fishing Town I spent my early teenage years in Brixham, the pretty, little fishing town on the south side of Torbay, opposite Torquay. Although it's more than 40 years since I lived there, I still have a soft spot for the place. It is a working fishing port wit...
8. Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World A captivating movie based on the even better "Master and Commander" book series written by the late Patrick O'Brian.  This movie stars Russell Crowe as British Navy Captain "Lucky Jack" Aubrey and Paul Bettany as ship's surge...
9. Bernard Cornwell - The Richard Sharpe Series The Richard Sharpe books by Bernard Cornwell have been popular reading ever since 1980 when Bernard Cornwell first introduced the rough and ready soldier. If you are lucky enough to own one of his first editions then not only do you own a great book,...