Dewey Lambdin

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Dewey Whitley Lambdin (born January 21, 1945 in San Diego , California ) is an American author of (military) historical novels.

Life

Lambdin is the son of a US Navy officer . After finishing school he attended Castle Heights Military Academy , Lebanon (Tennessee) , where he successfully graduated in 1962. In the same year he began to study “liberal arts and theater” at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville . Lambdin broke off this course without a degree and moved to Montana State University in Bozeman and was able to successfully complete this course in 1969.

For the next few years, Lambdin worked as a director - sometimes as a producer - for various TV stations. After his first attempts at writing during his studies, he began to work seriously on his debut as a writer. His first novel was published in 1989. When he was able to repeat its success with the next works, Lambdin resigned from all other jobs and from then on devoted himself only to writing. Currently (2011) Lambdin lives near Nashville , Tennessee.

reception

Lambdin became known for his series about the naval officer Alan Lewrie , who fought against Napoleon as a member of the Royal Navy . In the opinion of the readers as well as the official literary criticism, Lambdin and his protagonist are in line with CS Forester ( Horatio Hornblower ), Alexander Kent ( Richard Bolitho ) and Dudley Pope ( Lord Ramage ). According to our own statements, authors such as Henry Fielding , Tom Jones and others were (and are) a. been great role models for him.

Works

Alan Lewrie cycle
  • The King's Coat. To Alan Lewrie naval adventure . St. Martin's Press, New York 2013, ISBN 978-1-4299-9476-7 (EA New York 1989).
    • German translation: Ready to fight. Alan Lewrie becomes the King's midshipman . Ullstein, Berlin 2006, ISBN 978-3-548-26361-8 (EA Berlin 2002).
  • The French Admiral. To Alan Lewrie naval adventure . Fine Books, New York 1990, ISBN 1-55611-208-4 .
  • The King's Commission. To Alan Lewrie naval adventure . Fine Books, New York 1991, ISBN 1-55611-187-8 .
    • German translation: Full broadside. Midshipman Alan Lewrie and the Battle of Turk Island . Ullstein, Berlin 2002, ISBN 978-3-548-25438-1 .
  • The King's Privateer. A novel. Fine Books, New York 1992, ISBN 1-55611-324-2 .
  • The gun ketch . Fine Books, New York 1993, ISBN 1-55611-356-0 .
    • German translation: A hand for the king - Alan Lewrie on the Alacrity . Ullstein, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-548-28077-6 .
    • German translation: A hand for the ship - Alan Lewrie in the waters of the Bahamas . Ullstein, Berlin 2004, ISBN 978-3-548-26127-0 .
  • HMS Cockerel. To Alan Lewsrie naval adventure . Fine Books, New York 1995, ISBN 1-55611-446-X .
    • German translation: HMS Cockerel . Ullstein, Berlin 2005.
  1. Alan Lewrie between success and mutiny. Ullstein, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-548-26294-5 .
  2. Alan Lewrie versus the French. Ullstein, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-548-26401-8 .
  • A King's Commander . Fine Books, New York 1997, ISBN 1-55611-504-0 .
    • German translation: The challenge . Ullstein, Berlin 2007.
  1. Alan Lewrie's first command. Ullstein, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-548-26458-5 .
  2. Alan Lewrie on a difficult course. Ullstein, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-548-26737-1 .
Individual works
  • What lies buried. A novel of Old Cape Fear. McBooks, Chicago, Ill. 2005, ISBN 1-59013-436-2 .
Work editions
  • For King and Country. The naval adventures of Alan Lewrie . Fine Books, New York 1994, ISBN 1-55611-413-3 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Info on uss-bennington.org
  2. ↑ Philip Kopper: BOOK REVIEW: "Reefs and Shoals". In: Washington Times , January 10, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  3. ↑ Fiction review - Havoc's Sword. In: Publishers Weekly .
  4. ↑ Contents: The king's privateer. - The King's Commission. - Gun Ketch.
personal data
SURNAME Lambdin, Dewey
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lambdin, Dewey Whitley (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American director and writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 21, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH San Diego , California