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the actual writing. Being able to put your thoughts into words on the screen in a cohesive way is an unbeatable experience.
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Champion of the Quarterdeck: Admiral Sir Erasmus Gower (1742-1814)
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Tardrew : a history of the Tardrew family around the world
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International Journal of Maritime History
Partial extracts from a review of Champion of the Quarterdeck.
Bates has based his book on a thorough and prodigious examination of the primary documents. His sources were nearly as global as Gower’s career.”
Read more of this blog post »As an introduction to the life of a long service officer in the Royal Navy this book has great merit. It is especially useful for those lacking background in naval history due to the app
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Champion of the Quarterdeck: Admiral Sir Erasmus Gower (1742-1814)
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Eminent naval historian Professor John B Hattendorf reviewed this book favourably for the US Navy War College Review in 2019. The review can be downloaded free from the USNWC website ...more |
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“We only reach true wisdom when we accept that we have almost certainly forgotten more than we currently remember.”
― Tardrew : a history of the Tardrew family around the world
― Tardrew : a history of the Tardrew family around the world
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“...the history of man is but a history of difficulties overcome – of mysteries made plain...and that Progress, incessant and continued, is the great law of the human race'
Dr Henry George Charles Clarke, 1847.
Quoted in Champion of the Quarterdeck (2017)”
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Dr Henry George Charles Clarke, 1847.
Quoted in Champion of the Quarterdeck (2017)”
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“[Admiral Sir Erasmus Gower] 'No other contemporary officer approached his accumulated experience...'
From Champion of the Quarterdeck: Admiral Sir Erasmus Gower 1742-1814.”
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From Champion of the Quarterdeck: Admiral Sir Erasmus Gower 1742-1814.”
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