Released from the land <i>Indomitable</i> heeled over to th… - Douglas Reeman

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Released from the land Indomitable heeled over to the thrust of canvas and rudder, the sea almost brushing her lee gunports while she came about, sails thundering as fore and mainsails were hauled and beaten into submission.

Douglas Reeman

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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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Pen Names: Alexander Kent

Birth Name: Douglas Edward Reeman

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