Commander : The Life and Exploits of Britain's Greatest Frigate Captain by Stephen Taylor
Add to your Book Lists

Commander by Stephen Taylor
The Life and Exploits of Britain's Greatest Frigate Captain

No critic rating

Waiting for minimum critic reviews

See 6 Critic Reviews

unrated

Synopsis

Depicts the adventurous and heroic life story of Edward Pellew, the British naval officer who worked his way up to commanding the HMS Indefatigable during the Revolutionary War and also fought during the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars.
… more
 

About Stephen Taylor

See more books from this Author
Stephen Taylor is a former journalist and foreign correspondent. He lives in England.
… more
 
Published October 15, 2012 by W W Norton & Co Inc.
Genres: . Non-fiction
Add Critic Review

Unrated Critic Reviews for Commander

Kirkus Reviews

See more reviews from this publication

In a biography of Edward Pellew (1757-1833), the legendary British captain, Taylor (Storm and Conquest: The Clash of Empires in the Eastern Seas, 1809, 2008) demonstrates his commanding knowledge of naval history, especially during the late-18th and early-19th centuries, a period of some of the g...

Oct 01 2012 | Read Full Review of Commander : The Life and Expl...

Publishers Weekly

See more reviews from this publication

Edward Pellew (1757–1833) was one of the British Royal Navy’s most successful and famous officers in the era of the French revolutionary wars. Orphaned at eight, he rose by merit and achievement, maki

Jul 27 2012 | Read Full Review of Commander : The Life and Expl...

Publishers Weekly

See more reviews from this publication

a great man—and a good man.” In an era when the Royal Navy’s treatment of its men was harsh, Pellew urged his subordinates to “be as kind as you can without suffering imposition on your good nature.” Pellew spent more than 36 years at sea, rose to the rank of admiral, led an internation...

Jul 30 2012 | Read Full Review of Commander : The Life and Expl...

The Wall Street Journal

See more reviews from this publication

Capt. Edward Pellew was credited with exploits unique in British naval history.

Nov 11 2012 | Read Full Review of Commander : The Life and Expl...

Christian Science Monitor

Still, the shocker is not that Pellew has been entered into the lists to vie with the likes of Thomas Cochrane and George Anson as model for Aubrey, but that Pellew himself – or rather, his fictional self – is the captain under whom C.

Nov 23 2012 | Read Full Review of Commander : The Life and Expl...

Review (Barnes & Noble)

The captain, so extravagantly described, is Edward Pellew, whose similarities to Jack Aubrey are striking enough that readers, as Taylor puts it diplomatically, "will judge for themselves whether O'Brian was ignorant of his hero's resonance with Pellew."

Nov 14 2012 | Read Full Review of Commander : The Life and Expl...

Reader Rating for Commander
92%

An aggregated and normalized score based on 34 user ratings from iDreamBooks & iTunes


Rate this book!

Add Review
×
Not a member? SignUp
Login with Facebook
×