Böcker av Brian Vale

Set against the background of Brazilian politics and Brazilian foreign policy interests, this is a detailed account of the operations of the Brazilian navy during the transition to independence.

This book is about the naval war and its international repercussions, and describes the struggle between Brazil, a maritime power with a huge Navy and an extensive sea borne commerce, and Argentina, which had tiny naval forces but a huge international trade carried mostly in British and American ships.

Takes a look at life aboard the 42-gun frigate HMS "Doris" - launched from Bombay in 1807. Vale concentrates on her service under Sir Thomas Hardy during the stormy years of South American Independence, both from the political and military angle and from the perspective of the sailors.