This special hardback edition celebrates the 50th anniversary of first publication with a brand-new foreword by O\'Brian\'s stepson and biographer, Nikolai Tolstoy, and artist\'s note by Geoff Hunt, and includes the complete text of the previously unavailable Men-of-War, O\'Brian\'s fascinating guide to the world of Aubrey/Maturin..
This special hardback edition celebrates the 50th anniversary of first publication with a brand-new foreword by O\'Brian\'s stepson and biographer, Nikolai Tolstoy, and artist\'s note by Geoff Hunt, and includes the complete text of the previously unavailable Men-of-War, O\'Brian\'s fascinating guide to the world of Aubrey/Maturin.