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Originally Posted by Apache
If you like the Patrick O'Brian Series try The Richard Bolitho Series by Alexander Kent. Also The Horatio Hornblower Series by C. S. Forester is still a good read.
Apache
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I have read the above but in my opinion they don't come close to O'Brian both in terms of historical detail and in the quality of the writing. I believe that the series in question was based on the life of Admiral Cochrane, a real life naval hero and a Scot.