A Brief History of Mutiny.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

From: Contemporary Review | Date: August 1, 2005 | Copyright information

A Brief History of Mutiny. Richard Woodman. Robinson. [pounds sterling]8.99 p.b. X + 310 pages. ISBN 1-84119-737-8. In this latest number in the Brief History series Mr Woodman points out that 'no two mutinies were quite alike' and one needs to remember, when it comes to mutinies in the Royal Navy, that however brutal naval discipline could be, 'it was often more compassionate than that pertaining in contemporary society'. Although the author begins with the mutiny on Magellan's ships in 1520, the history looks mainly, but not ...

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