British Navy

REVIEW: A Sense of Sin by Elizabeth Essex

REVIEW: A Sense of Sin by Elizabeth Essex

Dear Ms. Essex, Your second novel, A Sense of Sin, came to my attention through the blurb that described the plot. He Could Be Her Ruin – After a shocking letter and then a mysterious warning about the dangers of unworthy men, Celia Burke is on edge. With her precarious position in society, the merest(…)

REVIEW: Hidden Conflict by Various Authors

REVIEW: Hidden Conflict by Various Authors

Dear Authors and Readers. If you will excuse a personal history, you will see its relevance to my review. I enlisted in the Army National Guard after 9/11. I became a US citizen and commissioned (became an officer) in 2003. I accepted a medical retirement in May of this year, at the rank of Captain,(…)

Friday Film Review: Horatio Hornblower (TV series)

Friday Film Review: Horatio Hornblower (TV series)

Horatio Hornblower (1998-2003) Genre: Adventure, War, Drama Grade: series as a whole, B+ After my review of “Captain Blood,” there was a call for more swashbuckling films. I do plan to eventually do more of these but I thought I’d detour slightly in this direction. It is swashbuckling, it is war, it is the Navy(…)

REVIEW: Captain’s Surrender by Alex Beecroft

Dear Mrs. Beecroft, I’m sorry it took me so long to finally read the book you offered to DA way back in….oh dear, was it really February? ::Winces:: Note to self: must forgo sleep in order to read more books. But better late than never. The way you opened the book was very powerful. It(…)