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neonnoodle ◴[16 May 25 14:10 UTC] No.44005752[source]▶

>>44005110 (OP) #

APRIL 1805

NAPOLEON IS MASTER OF EUROPE.

ONLY THE BRITISH FLEET STANDS BEFORE HIM.

OCEANS ARE NOW BATTLEFIELDS.

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libraryofbabel ◴[16 May 25 14:44 UTC] No.44006126[source]▶

>>44005752 #

Highly highly recommend Patrick O’Brian’s series of novels on which the movie is based. They are amazing: full of deeply-researched detail about life in the British navy during the napoleonic wars, with wonderful characters, and thrilling page-turners as well. Best historical novels ever written.

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1. mwigdahl ◴[16 May 25 15:27 UTC] No.44006639[source]▶

>>44006126 #

Strongly seconded. For me, they were better than the Hornblower novels (which are excellent in their own right).

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British naval dominance during the age of sail