"This is a scrupuluously researched book and one that will appeal to those with an interest in human nature as much as to the dedicated naval historian." Vice Admiral Sir Fabian Malbon, Lieutenant Governor (Guernsey Post 22/11/08) "It is a triumph of painstaking and balanced research, based on an intelligent appreciation of the international relations of the countries concerned. The more one recalls it, the more one marvels at the easy, competent presentation of interwoven and seemingly contradictory diplomatic manoeuvres." David Millar, former Director of Research, European Parliament "I am impressed by its scholarship and also by the language. Two things stand forth...One is of course the political and diplomatic endeavours of the admiral. The other is the psychological insight into the admiral. It is very convincing." Professor Ole Feldbaek, Copenhagen University "The story is well told by Dr.Voelcker whose book is a model of careful scholarship. The book's only problem is its rather high price tag* ... Its accessibility of style deserves a more reasonable price to give it the readership it deserves." Professor Eric Grove, Navy News, January 2009 "It is surprising that the Saumarez story has been told so little ... the diligence and scholarship evident in Tim Voelcker's book will surely make it the defining work on Saumarez in the Baltic for some years to come. H.W.Dickinson, The Naval Review "The real plum in Voelcker's research ... is the unpublished correspondence between Saumarez and his wife Martha. These letters provide key insights into Saumarez's private thoughts during the campaign." David J. Stewart, Nautical Research Journal, September 2009 "May I presume to congratulate you on making a book of such scholastic excellence read like a novel which I found very hard to put down!" D.A., Member of Ocean Cruising Club "A book that ought to go a long way to reviving Saumarez's neglected reputation and which highlights the actions of an individual who was a central figure in a very important theatre in Britain's struggle with Napoleon." C.D.Hall, The Mariner's Mirror, November 2009 |
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