Luke Proudfoot's Reviews > Cochrane: Britannia's Sea Wolf

A very good biography of a British Naval officer whose adventures were so many and so daring that if his story was sold as fiction you might think it far fetched. The book is well written with battle scenes written at a fast pace bringing excitement and making me cheer on our hero wondering how he would get out of it or what he would dare to do next. The author also cover the more dry parts of the history well, including Cochrane's political endeavours and his battles with his own superiors in the British Admiralty for what he saw as fairness and anti-corruption. The book highlights, for me, that were Cochrane given what he deserved and the right opportunities by those in power in Britain during his lifetime he would today be as famous a sailor as Nelson. This adds a certain sadness and a feeling of what could have been, but it also enabled Cochrane's adventures in the service of a number of other nations that made his life so interesting. This is a very well researched and written book that blends exciting story telling with excellent history.