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Title: The Blooding of the Guns: The Everard Naval Series: Volume One by Alexander Fullerton ISBN: 1-56947-313-7 Publisher: Soho Press, Inc. Pub. Date: 30 November, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Slow starting, a lot of characters, ends in great action!
Comment: The Blooding of The Guns is a historical/fiction story about the biggest sea battle of World War I, The Battle of Jutland. The main character is Nick Everard who is a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy (not a submarine LT; about the same rank as an American LTjg (junior grade) aboard the DD Lanyard. Nick has several family members who are also in the service. Nick's brother David, is the Navigating Officer on the CA Bantry. Nick's uncle, Hugh, is the Captain of the BB Nile. Also, Nick's Dad is a Brigadier General in the army.
75% of the story was boring to me. It starts out slow, and slowly starts to build up to the Battle. The last 3-4 chapters is full of excitement. While in the middle of this book, I was under the personal belief that I would not purchase the next book in this nine book series. However, with the last 3-4 chapters, it made me think twice about my overall view. This book is full of great details of describing the different stations aboard the ships that the main characters are on. The descriptions of the battle and of battle damage is really good. The main draw back to the story is the number of people in this story. There are three main ships in this story; Nile, Lanyard, and Bantry. Trying to keep up with the story and trying to remember who is on what ship was so difficult that I had to start a list of personal for the three ships to help me keep track. The author does not tip you off when the action goes from one ship to the next. So that is where my personal list came in handy. Just one example of the number of names aboard just one ship is as follows. Aboard the DD Lanyard, the ship that Nick is on, there are several LT's mentioned including 2 sub-LT's, with one being the Navigator. There is a Captain, Surgeon, several Petty Officers, a few Chiefs including a Chief Engineer, a Leading Seaman, a gunner, a Leading Signalman, and a steward. Not to mention a few that I left out. The BB Nile and CA Bantry has even more personal. That's a lot of names to keep track of!
So now to conclude: Yes, this book had a very strong ending. However, I'm not planning on following up with this series. In my view, having 50 different people to remember is too much!!!
Rating: 5
Summary: Review - The Blooding Of The Guns
Comment: Action aplenty. Alexander Fullarton writes with authority,knows his subject and has an eye for history.It is without a doubt the best narrative of The Battle Of Jutland by any author or historian in the business.
Rating: 5
Summary: Magnificent High- Seas Action
Comment: I just finished Alexander Fullerton's "The Blooding of the Guns" and my heart is still beating faster than it should. This is an outstanding work of naval fiction. Fullerton follows three men, the Everards(each on separate ships), during the Battle of Jutland. Swiftly shifting from one vessel to the next, the author manages to convey some of the confusion and "fog of battle" that plagued both the British and the Germans during this, the greatest naval battle of WWI. Fullerton's knowledge of nautical terms and early 20th century Royal Navy practices and customs creates a staggeringly realistic action novel. For readers tired of the stodgy, plodding works of Patrick O'Brian, or the gee-whiz gimmicks of Ludlum and Dale Brown, or who simply prefer dreadnoughts over wood and sails, Fullerton is a rare and welcome addition to the short list of truly authentic war novelists.
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Title: Patrol to the Golden Horn (The Everard Naval Series, 3) by Alexander Fullerton ISBN: 1569473420 Publisher: Soho Press, Inc. Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Sixty Minutes for St. George by Alexander Fullerton ISBN: 1569473218 Publisher: Soho Press, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Not Thinking of Death by Alexander Fullerton ISBN: 0751513520 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: August, 1995 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Love For An Enemy by Alexander Fullerton ISBN: 0751509086 Publisher: Little Brown Uk Pub. Date: August, 1994 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: When Duty Whispers Low by John Gobbell ISBN: 0312274912 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 20 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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