A Darker Sea: Master Commandant Putnam and the War of 1812

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The second installment of the gripping naval saga by award winning historian James L Haley, featuring Commander Bliven Putnam, chronicling the build up to the biggest military conflict between the United States and Britain after the Revolution the War of 1812.At the opening of the War of 1812, the British control the most powerful navy on earth, and Americans are again victims of piracy Bliven Putnam, late of the Battle of Tripoli, is dispatched to Charleston to outfit and take command of a new 20 gun brig, the USS Tempest Later, aboard the Constitution, he sails into the furious early fighting of the war Prowling the South Atlantic in the Tempest, Bliven takes prizes and disrupts British merchant shipping, until he is overhauled, overmatched, and disastrously defeated by the frigate HMS Java Its captain proves to be Lord Arthur Kington, whom Bliven had so disastrously met in Naples On board he also finds his old friend Sam Bandy, one of the Java s pressed American seamen kidnapped into British service Their whispered plans to foment a mutiny among the captives may see them hang, when the Constitution looms over the horizon for one of the most famous battles of the War of 1812 in a gripping, high wire conclusion With exquisite detail and guns blazing action, A Darker Sea illuminates an unforgettable period in American history. 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Haley – kino-fada.fr 2nd book in this series and I am left with a rather blah taste in my mouth The story is good, but we have a lot of loose ends What happened with Bliven Putnam for the remainder of the War of 1812 what was Chapter 9 all about I understand but it makes no sense in the course of this book and while it may foreshadow Book 3, that is a stretch The ending should have beendefinitive and I wish we would have read a bitabout his friend Sam Bandy I thought the first book was fantastic 2nd book in this series and I am left with a rather blah taste in my mouth The story is good, but we have a lot of loose ends What happened with Bliven Putnam for the remainder of the War of 1812 what was Chapter 9 all about I understand but it makes no sense in the course of this book and while it may foreshadow Book 3, that is a stretch The ending should have beendefinitive...I like historical novels especially the 1812 era British and USA.For me this was an outstanding historical fiction I am looking forward to the third book in this Naval Saga This book is basically a humanized build up to the Naval War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain The characters and story developed through them is what made this book for me There was some action in the Naval battles but the real story was that of Naval Strategy, arrogant Naval Officers as well as proper Officers and true gentlemen who only wanted a simpler life When For me this was an outstanding historical fiction I am looking forward to the third book in this Naval Saga This book is basically a humanized build up to the Naval War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain The characters and story developed through them is wha...I received a ARC of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.This book detailed the experiences of Putnam during the war of 1812 Not knowing much about this time period prior to reading this book, I found portions of the narrative very interesting The author also made a point of adding additional histo...I enjoyed it and learned about the War of 1812 Old Ironsides was the ship that cannonballs bounced off of because she had three layers of oak on her hull She is still afloat I think Good but not great book.James L Haley s A Darker Sea is an incredible and extraordinary book that compels you to never stop reading it until you reach the end Bliven Putnam is the main character of a story that takes place in 1812 This was a period when France and Britain were extending their dominions overseas and reinforcing their trade routes, even in the Caribbean Imposing their force and strength and practicing the slavery, France and Britain were becoming a clear hindrance to the U.S economy The American James L Haley s A Darker Sea is an incredible and extraordinary book that compels you to never stop reading it until you reach the end Bliven Putnam is the main character of a story that takes place in 1812 This was a period when France and Britain were extending their dominions overseas and reinforcing their trade routes, even in the Caribbean Imposing their force and strength and practicing the slavery...This is the second book in a series about an American navy officer during the age of sail The first book was about the attack on Tripoli by the American marines and navy The Shores of Tripoli This continues the story with the hero Bliven Putnam now involved with the War of 1812.Like the first book, this focuseson the background politics and is filled with historic figures such as Harriet Beecher later Stowe, author of Uncle Tom s Cabin , President Madison, and William Bainbridge It Th...I found this book somewhat disappointing The dialogue at times didn t flow well I ve also read the entire Master and Commander series along with the entire Richard Sharpe series I am unable to decide if the author was borrowing various snippets from these books, or if the author was giving a nod to these other series, or if the events described in the book were just so ubiquitous at the time that any a...From the opening pages of the prologue the author sets part of the watery stage well while giving readers a chance to familiarize with sailing terminology and he introduces colorful main characters Then early chapters brilliantly set the stage on land while introducing and fleshing out other main characters Early on the novel shines and shows excellence as a historical novel shaded towards the history side, accurately setting the scene of the time in a young America The author s use of From the opening pages of the prologue the author sets part of the watery stage well while giving readers a chance to familiarize with sailing terminology and he intro...This, the second in the Putnam series, was also excellent in every way The so called novel structure was much better than the first book likely pleasing readers who complained about aspects of fiction missing in Shores of Tripoli But make no mistake, the author once again provides many layers of factual history while telling the story of Putnam s experiences during the War of 1812 period Once again I was aware that an historian was writing, not a traditional novelist This was also This, the second in the Putnam series, was also excellent in every way The so called novel structure was much better than the first book likely pleasing readers who complained about aspects of fiction missing in Shores of Tripoli But make no mistake, the author once again provides many layers of factual history while telling the story of Putnam s experiences during the War of 1812 period Once again I was aware that an historian was writing, not a traditional novelist This was also histo...

A Darker Sea: Master Commandant Putnam and the War of 1812
  • 24 September 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 399 pages
  • James L. Haley
  • A Darker Sea: Master Commandant Putnam and the War of 1812