The Mammoth Book of Men O'war
- ISBN-10
- 0786706961
- ISBN-13
- 9780786706969
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 496
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Carroll & Graf Publishers
- Author
- Mike Ashley
Description
Anthologizing the very best tales of war at sea, this unique assembly of stories includes contributions by Patrick O'Brian, C. S. Forester, Kenneth Bulmer, Richard Butler, and many others. Original.
Get the book
Other editions
Similar books
-
The Mammoth Book of Men O' War: Stories from the glory days of sail
By Mike Ashley, Jon E. Lewis“That's allof them,sir. Ten and the woman.” Ten!So few – andyet these were thosewhom Fox had consigned to the deep as the unlucky ones. He nodded and Phillips who was putting his weight onto thesteering oar hauled hard over.
-
The Mammoth Book of Heroes
By Jon E. LewisTrue courage is a hugely valued aspect of humanity. Many of the accounts in this volume are in the words of those who were there, of men and women who showed real courage, often with their own lives on the line.
-
The Mammoth Book of Combat: Reports from the Frontline
By Jon E. LewisTwo of Fort Sumter's guns have been silenced, and it is reported that abreach has been madein the southeast wall. The answerto General Beauregard's demand by Major Anderson was that he would surrender when his supplies were exhausted; ...
-
The Mammoth Book of True War Stories: A New Selection of 60 Unforgettable Accounts of the Horror and Heroism of...
By Jon E. LewisA collection of sixty stories from the front lines of war includes accounts from Ernest Hemingway on the Spanish Civil War, Tim O'Brien on the War in Vietnam, and John Reed on the Mexican Revolution, among others. Original.
-
The Mammoth Book of True War Stories
By Jon LewisWar, as the general said, is hell. But in a few it also brings out the best. Heroism and horror are the keynotes of this gripping new collection of war writing.
-
The Mammoth Book of Modern Battles
By Jon E. LewisFifty gripping accounts of the battles that shaped the modern world, from the start of the twentieth century to present day offensives, including Pearl Harbor, Stalingrad, Iwo Jima, and Desert Storm.
-
Air Men O' War
By Cable BoydAlthough occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
-
The Mammoth Book of Sword & Honour
By Michael AshleyThis anthology brings together 30 stories of military adventure of the 19th century an age of conflict when the entire world seemed to be at war.
-
The Mammoth Book of Modern War Stories
By Jon E. LewisGathers war stories by Stephen Crane, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, Erich Maria Marque, John Dos Passos, Andre Malraux, Elizabeth Bowen, Irwin Shaw, James A. Michener, Norman Mailer, and Tim O'Brien
-
The Mammoth Book of Sword & Honor
By Mike AshleyWhile some of the nearly thirty stories in this anthology are culled from classics by such celebrated fiction writers as Arthur Conan Doyle, Alexander Dumas, Prosper Merimee, Ambrose Bierce, and Stephen Crane, others have been especially ...