05. Desolation Island Archives

Dispatches

[ July 23, 2021 ] July 23rd, 1759: The Construction of HMS Victory Begins Events
[ July 23, 2021 ] Career and Conservation of HMS Victory The History
[ July 19, 2021 ] The Mary Rose: A “Historical Death Star (With a Baffling Flaw)” Just For Fun
[ July 19, 2021 ] The History of the Mary Rose, 1510-1545 The History
[ July 17, 2021 ] Did Willoughby Join the Navy? Patrick O’Brian’s Thirty-Year Homage to Jane Austen PDFs

Desolation Island Radio Play

May 17, 2014 The Dear Knows 0

*SPOILERS* Jack Aubrey sets sail for Australia in his new command, HMS Leopard. His mission – to transport a group of convicts to Botany Bay, including a woman, Louisa Wogan, who has been spying for the […]

Naval Duels of the War of 1812

April 7, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

In Desolation Island and The Fortune of War, Jack Aubrey and the rest of the Royal Navy are portrayed as being quite depressed over America’s unexpected victories at sea.