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"All the verve and expertise of Forester." (The Observer) "Expert Knowledge of naval history." --Ce texte provient de la Paperback édition.


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Dudley Pope was a distinguished naval historian. Discharged from the British Navy during World War II due to his injuries, Pope became the naval and defense correspondent at the London Daily News. He was the author of ten scholarly works as well as the eighteen books in the Ramage series. Pope was all but anointed by C S Forester as his successor, and ardent readers of nautical fiction have confirmed the wisdom of his choice. Pope died in 1997. --Ce texte provient de la Paperback édition.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Almost too perfect, Aoû 20 2001
Par tertius3 (MI United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: Ramage's Diamond: The Lord Ramage Novels Vol.7 (Paperback)
In which newly made Capt. Ramage buys arms, commands a slovenly ship, blockades Martinique and sees a diamond, removes a frigate, climbs a hill, and plots to devour a French fleet single-handedly in 1804. Ramage, like Hornblower, has a depth of character best revealed in their moments of introspection. But while Hornblower doubts his own courage, Ramage knows courage is a facade put up for the encouragement of others. I found the most fascinating passages were on pp. 259-263, where we get an outsider's view of Ramage and feel the effect of the meticulous planning that is the essence of inspiring leadership. It is likely these passages embody the secret of Lord Cochrane's astonishing successes as a winner who, like Ramage, didn't do it over the dead bodies of his men (the historic Lord Cochrane [1775-1860] being the inspiration for much of British naval fiction). As always Pope's descriptions are clear and precise, but here supplemented with diagrams of a jackstay lift for the central hill-climbing business.

The reader might want to know that this is really the first of several books dealing continuously with Ramage's renewed adventures in the West Indies (but a separate cycle from his W. Indian adventures in vols 2-4). Although this is a pretty complete story unto itself, if you've already read this far in the series (you did, didn't you?) there's no way you won't want to move immediately after this to MUTINY. Proofing is a little sloppy in a series that is doing the McBooks imprint proud.

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3.0étoiles sur 5 Fanciful Fiction, Mai 23 2001
Par Fred Camfield (Vicksburg, MS USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Ramage's Diamond: The Lord Ramage Novels Vol.7 (Paperback)
While most writers of historical fiction place their characters in the context of real events, in this case Dudley Pope has substituted Ramage for Commodore Samuel Hood. After preliminaries, the main action takes place at Martinique in the summer of 1804. Ramage is sent to blockade the island and, in the process, fortifies the Diamond Rock (Hood's actual accomplishment that year). Some of the writing goes into extreme detail (e.g., Pope's reconstruction of the probable means Hood used to place guns on top the rock), and some is larger than life, perhaps too much so (Ramage's action against a French convoy). There are some editorial glitches, e.g., a statement that men would be excluded from sharing in prize money when earlier in the story they had participated in the action that captured a frigate.

On an historical note, the Diamond Rock was commissioned and carried on the Royal Navy books as a sloop. It was surrendered to a French fleet in 1805 when the British crew on the rock ran out of water (see W. P. Gosset, "The Lost Ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900").

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