num_pages: 240
description: Spirited and adventurous Sir Rupert Holmes lived a life rich with escapades. Embarking on one of the strangest and most romantic episodes in naval history he accompanied the exiled Prince Rupert on a cruise to Portugal the Mediterranean West Africa and the West Indies. And after the Restoration Holmes--in perhaps the most successful single feat of arms of the century--succeeded in destroying a great part of the Dutch Merchant Marine. In a biography that overflows with as much excitement intrigue and vitality as its hero all Holmes's contributions to England's seagoing supremacy--as well as the gusto of the Restoration period--shine forth. A first-class account written with a nice mixture of humor observation and narrative skill.--C.V. Wedgwood.
language: English
title: Man of War: Sir Robert Holmes and the Restoration Navy
publisher: Phoenix