[Corin Stormhands]

Corin, if you choose to get Master And Commander, let me recommend one of the "'splaining" reference books.

Now wait a minute, nobody said there'd be homework...,may this ain't fer the beach either...

[Rose in RoseBear]

Lotsa history here, Master Dwarf ... what we consider to be the Napoleanic Wars were very different on water. Some of the accompaning books have maps; others, like this one, are full of history and fascinating trivia.

Someone once said that the Napoleanic Wars were the last gasp of the "pre-humanist" age. The barbarity and ignorance of the era --- and the nobility and capability --- are equally showcased. The science is atrocious, but the music is delightful. I'm frankly addicted to the historical period, and the Master and Commander books really illustrate the times in a way the more rigid Hornblower cannot.

[Alkhin]

Now wait a minute, nobody said there'd be homework...,may this ain't fer the beach either...

Well, Captain Jack *does* pride himself in the education of the middies on board...like a big ol' Pappa bear, that one.

*sigh!*

Such a MAN!