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...the American's upper yards and punctured sails rose above the fog of gunfire like a cliff. - Douglas Reeman
" "...the American's upper yards and punctured sails rose above the fog of gunfire like a cliff.
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About Douglas Reeman
Douglas Edward Reeman (15 October 1924 – 23 January 2017), who also used the pseudonym Alexander Kent, was a British author who wrote many historical novels about the Royal Navy, mainly set during either World War II or the Napoleonic Wars.
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Alexander Kent
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Douglas Edward Reeman
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Now he could see the difference. One hundred and eighty feet overall, and of some fourteen hundred tons, her broad beam betrayed that she had been built originally for the line of battle. Her sail plan had changed little, he thought. With a wind over the quarter she would run like a deer if properly handled.
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