Reviewed in Traditional Boats and Tall Ships, September 2008.
Napoleon’s Gambit: Sailing through history to commit the prefect crime
by Eric Goldman
Back to the Future meets Hornblower in this entertainingly engaging debut novel from Canadian sailor Eric Goldman. It’s 2009 and Joshua Rick, an accomplished sailor is recruited by the Royal Navy to carry out a secret [...]
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Traditional Boats and Tall Ships
October 7, 2008 – 8:09 pm
Commandant Coignart
July 15, 2008 – 5:41 pm
Commandant Coignart is a fictional character modeled on typical officers of his time.
Shako
July 15, 2008 – 5:40 pm
A Shako is a tall, black, fur hat worn by members of Napoleon’s Imperial Guard.
Napoleon’s Military Training
January 1, 2008 – 10:26 pm
My fictitious character Jean Coignart attended the same military schools as Napoleon: the Royal Military School at Brienne-le-Chateau and the Ecolé Militaire.
Nelson and the Battle of the Nile
December 31, 2007 – 4:17 pm
The Battle of the Nile took place on the 1st of August 1798, in the Bay of Aboukir, Egypt. Rear Admiral Horatio Nelson demolished Admiral Brueys’ fleet, only four ships escaping from a fleet of 15.
Portsmouth, or Pompey
December 31, 2007 – 2:07 pm
Portsmouth is called Pompey by all members of the Royal Navy and by its locals. It is today one of the RN’s principal ports.
A little more on the facts
December 23, 2007 – 10:29 am
Notes on the first page of the book, which sets up what’s fact and what’s fiction.
