The French Admiral, Dewey Lambdin
The French Admiral, Dewey Lambdin
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The French Admiral

Author: Dewey Lambdin

Narrator: John Lee

Unabridged: 15 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/09/2010

Synopsis

It is 1781 and the British-held American port of Yorktown on the Chesapeake Bay is under siege. Pounded by the American colonists on land and the deadly warships of their French allies at sea, the once proud city is in flames and near ruin. But on the horizon, the King's own fleet of heavily armed frigates heads full sail to blast through France's blockade. Aboard His Majesty's swift flagship DESPERATE, midshipman Alan Lewrie quickly sets his gunners to their lethal work, firing rapid broadsides of twenty-four pound shot at the enemy vessels. Cannon fire lights up the death-filled night as the fate of the King's Colonies hangs on the bravery of one young midshipman leading his ships into the fiery jaws of battle.

"Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin, Horatio Hornblower and now Alan Lewrie - the four new musketeers." (Amazon.com)

About The Author

Dewey Lambdin, a self-described navy brat, has been a sailor since 1976, with a special taste for cruising the Gulf of Mexico in his sloop. He is the author of seven Alan Lewrie novels: The King's Coat, The French Admiral, The King's Commission, The King's Privateer, The Gun Ketch, H.M.S. Cockerel, and A King's Commander. A member of the Naval Institute, Dewey Lambdin makes his home in Nashville, Tennessee.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Simon

When Royal Navy officers take part in warfare on land it's usually a bit hit and miss and I end up wishing they'd just get back on their damn ships. That's not the case with this book, though, and, even though it takes place almost entirely off the water it remains (almost) as interesting.......more

Goodreads review by Jean

“The French Admiral” is book two in Dewey Lambdin’s Alan Lewrie series. Lewrie was sent off by his father to the Royal Navy. Alan finds he is a born sailor and is enjoying his life at sea. As a Midshipman we find him in this book at the siege of Yorktown, near the end of the American Revolutionary Wa......more

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