In one of the most sensational and perplexing incidents in naval history, Rear Admiral Richard Kempenfelt, a much-voyaged veteran and outstanding officer, drowned along with more than 800 crew and many civilian visitors on a calm summer's morning and in a familiar anchorage. This new work examines that tragedy—the sudden capsizing at Spithead on 29 August 1782 of the mighty ...
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Catastrophe at Spithead
The Sinking of the Royal George
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A Quiet Cadence
A Novel
James Webb Award for Distinguished Fiction (Marine Corps Heritage Foundation)
Military Writers Association Gold Medal Award for Historical Fiction
Winner of William E. Colby Military Writers' Award
Winner of W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction
Sometimes it takes years for a combat vet to understand what war did to him when he was nineteen. With the perception ...
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