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A full length biography of Admiral John Benbow, a forgotten British navel legend who engaged a French squadron off the Spanish main in 1702. A thrilling tale of heroism and cowardice, this is from the author of "The Fighting Temeraire". 'Willis is a magnificent describer of the realities of fighting ships at sea' "Sunday Times"
The stirring story of the life and 'last fight' of a forgotten British naval legend.

Produktbeschreibung
A full length biography of Admiral John Benbow, a forgotten British navel legend who engaged a French squadron off the Spanish main in 1702. A thrilling tale of heroism and cowardice, this is from the author of "The Fighting Temeraire". 'Willis is a magnificent describer of the realities of fighting ships at sea' "Sunday Times"
The stirring story of the life and 'last fight' of a forgotten British naval legend.
Autorenporträt
Sam Willis has lectured at Bristol University and at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. He is the author of Fighting at Sea in the Eighteenth Century: The Art of Sailing Warfare and the highly successful Fighting Ships series for Quercus.