The series gets going with HMS Surprise; the first two are a slog. I've been informed that P O'B didn't sail on a tall ship until quite late into the series, which I can believe; and I spotted two straight rip-offs of actual battles in which actual people died, and I don't even know all that much about Napoleonic Wars sea battles, so there are probably more. There are other reasons why I dislike the man. He kept a low profile for a reason. Still, some of the books are enjoyable reads and they're funny from time to time.

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