Not for nothing did the French call him “le loup de mer,” or the Seawolf.

Chances are you’ve already heard of Horatio Hornblower, Jack Aubrey, even Frank Mildmay. But how about Thomas Cochrane, the real life British naval officer upon whose life and career all of these fictional characters are at least in part based? That’s what I thought. Don’t worry, David Cordingly’s Cochrane: The Real Master and Commander has got you covered. The best…

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