Under False Colours (Mariner's Library Fiction Classics)
- Book Review,
by Richard Woodman
Book Description
Acting for the Admiralty's Secret Department, Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater advertises his cargo of Russian military stores, thus embarking on a scheme to flout Napoleon's Continental System and antagonize the French Emperor's new ally, Czar Alexander.
From the Back Cover
"The Elbe Estuary is a bleak place... Richard Woodman's latest Drinkwater is set around the estuary. It is not a bleak book, it is full of hot action, but the scene setting brings alive the Elbe in a way that will make any seaman shiver." --Fairplay, London "As always, Richard Woodman's story is closely based on actual historical events... All this we have come to expect... and he adds that special ambience of colourful credibility which makes his nautical novels such rattling good reads." --Lloyd's List
About the Author
Richard Woodman has sailed in a variety of ships serving in ranks from apprentice to captain. Besides the Nathaniel Drinkwater series, he has written nautical fiction about tea-clippers and cargo liners. He remains a professional sailor, commanding an offshore support vessel, and is a member of the Society for Nautical Research.
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