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Binding: DVD
EAN: 0880736000013
Format: Color, Digital Sound, Letterboxed, NTSC
Label: Richie Film Productions
Manufacturer: Richie Film Productions
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Richie Film Productions
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 30, 2003
Running Time: 70 minutes
Sales Rank: 24585
Studio: Richie Film Productions
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Average Rating: 
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A good DVD. There is a lot of information here if you wonder about the old days of sail.
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This is a "First Rate" introduction to the British Navy of Nelson's time, explaining the roles played by various personnel and taking us around the only surviving frigate of those times which only just missed taking part in the war. In the hour or so the story takes we get a fair idea of the building, running and fighting of a man-of-war as well as an understanding of the type of men in the crew and those who commanded her. Many myths are dispelled as the result of more recent research which, for ... Read More
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I was very happy to finally receive my copy and started out with high hopes. Unfortunately it did not show enough of the living conditions aboard the vessels of this time period. We were given a brief view of the Captains quarters and all of the comfort but never got to see the gun decks, galley or living conditions for the average sailor. To much time was spent on various authors hawking their novels.
Sailors lives were tough in those days and not just aboard the First Rates but the ... Read More
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Like a fool I ordered this sight-unseen, hoping that it would be at least an hour of delicious footage of actual ships under sail.
Instead, it turned out to be one talking head after another, with tantalizing glimpses of ships.
The director seems to have dredged up every last single Ph.D. in England with a pulse who knows anything at all about the golden age of the Royal Navy, and in this video they talk, and talk, and talk, and talk, and talk, and talk until you are praying ... Read More
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This DVD is an excellent introduction into the Royal Navy in the Age of Sail. It lasts a little over an hour, not including the extra features. The program is hosted by Richard Woodman, the author of the Nathaniel Drinkwater novels. It includes the usual interviews with historians and the program is livened up with clips from the Hornblower movies. The topics include a detailed discussion of frigates, ship construction, provisioning and outfitting a ship, life of ship, armaments and hand weapons, and ... Read More
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