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Read Reviews for Barrow's Boys - Fergus Fleming
by - written on 21/09/06 (Somewhat useful, 45 readings)
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For 41 years John Barrow manipulated the Royal Navy and the British Government to pursue his own fixed ideas on geography. His mistaken belief that there was an open, ice-free sea at the North Pole, a permanently clear North-West Passage and that the Niger emptied into either the Nile or the Congo, caused the deaths of unknown numbers of men, the loss of ships, the expenditure of a king's ransom and the physical and mental breakdown of many of Britain's elite officers. This is the story of that prolonged tragedy; the irony of it is that it fathered the most amazing feats of endurance and privation, that they are regarded today as the pinnacle of human ... Read the complete review
by - written on 25/07/06 (Very useful, 74 readings)
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Barrow's Boys - Fergus Fleming In 1816 Great Britain was the most powerful country in the world. Having recently defeated Napoleon's armies for the final time military enemies were few and with an empire that spanned the continents it had control of trade to become very wealthy. British armies were the most efficient and feared in the world and the navy was without parallel in terms of firepower and experience. The expansion of the empire and the long drawn out war with Napoleon had left Britain with an immense military legacy. On the one hand they were in possession of highly experienced soldiers and sailors but on the other there was little for ... Read the complete review
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