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Edward Mainwaring #1
Royal Yankee
1st paperback, vg++
174 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 26, 1989
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October 22, 2025
A fast paced story, I especially liked the story progression, it starting and ending with the same naval battle between the same ships
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April 14, 2026
I’ve just finished a naval historical fiction novel that I’ve recently helped bring back into Kindle format — Royal Yankee — and genuinely enjoyed it.
It’s set during the War of Jenkins’ Ear and follows a Royal Navy lieutenant who’s American-born, which gives it a slightly different angle to the usual naval fiction. Some great set pieces around Porto Bello and the Caribbean campaigns.
Worth a look if you enjoy that period!
It’s set during the War of Jenkins’ Ear and follows a Royal Navy lieutenant who’s American-born, which gives it a slightly different angle to the usual naval fiction. Some great set pieces around Porto Bello and the Caribbean campaigns.
Worth a look if you enjoy that period!
June 3, 2015
Outstanding Sea Story!
A story equal to the greatest writers of maritime fiction: Forester, Kent, Pope, O'Brian, Hardy, et al. It has a good plot, good characters, good dialogue, and plenty of action. There were almost no typos or other errors so common in Kindle books. Looking forward to the next in the series.
A story equal to the greatest writers of maritime fiction: Forester, Kent, Pope, O'Brian, Hardy, et al. It has a good plot, good characters, good dialogue, and plenty of action. There were almost no typos or other errors so common in Kindle books. Looking forward to the next in the series.
April 29, 2015
Engrossing action packed nautical fiction of mid 1700's English attack against Spanish held Porto Bello. Quite good
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