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Master and Commander[1], I love that film and the series of books. A detail I loved from both is that the French are treated with respect as formidable adversa
by Lio 1y ago
Master and Commander[1], I love that film and the series of books.
A detail I loved from both is that the French are treated with respect as formidable adversaries.
There's no love lost in battle but when either side are captured they generally treat each other well[2].
The other detail is the amount that the protagonists get permanently injured; burned, amputated, broken or just lost overboard. That happened, a lot and people just got on with it.
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_and_Commander https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_and_Commander
2. Maturin does get tortured in one of the books but we'll gloss over that.
- tclancy 1y agoWell yes, but the torture is outsourced to a villainous Spainiard!
- turtlesdown11 1y agoWhile the torture takes place in Spanish held Port Mahon in Mallorca, the torturers are unarguably French (Colonel Auger, Captain Dutourd, unnamed other Frenchmen).
- tclancy 1y agoAh my memory fails me. Thanks!
- dghlsakjg 1y agoMaturin gets tortured because he is involved in “ungentlemanly or dishonorable” forms of warfare (phrased to avoid revealing a plotline).