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Plot Summary of The Blooding Of The Guns
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Soho, Nov 2001, 24.00, 286 pp.
ISBN: 1569472599

    On May 30, 1916, the biggest naval battle of World War I occurred as the English fleet of 150 ships containing sixty thousand sailors fought the German armada of 100 vessels with forty-five thousand on board. Unlike the soldiers fighting in the continental trenches, most of those in this Battle of Jutland taste war for the first time.

    On the British destroyer Lanyard, sub-lieutenant Nick Everard, a younger member of a highly regarded naval family, looks forward to a chance to make a name for himself. For his own peace of mind, Nick needs to attain the illustrious levels of his father, uncle, and older brother. So far his naval career has been one of flop and punishment, but he will soon learn how well he reacts under extreme pressure.

    THE BLOODING OF THE GUNS is a reprint of the first Everard Naval story from the late seventies. Though the story line is rich with historical and naval information, the tale lacks the blood, sweat, and guts needed of a war novel even one based on a true event. Readers who relish depth on weaponry and sea tactics will enjoy Alexander Fullerton's depiction of the devastating battle, but anyone who prefers to see real people dealing with the death, destruction, and battle trauma of World War I should return to the classic, All's Quiet on the Western Front.

Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story: - 1900-1920's
War Thriller Yes
Armed Forces: - Navy
Specific to - WW I
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Water adventure Yes
Water: - on the ocean surface

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - navy soldier
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
Motive of antagonist - power

Setting
Europe Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - hundreds or more
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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