Quicksilver Captain: The Improbable Life of Sir Home Popham

An influential yet controversial naval officer who played key roles in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars through unconventional methods and secretive operations.

Quicksilver Captain is the story of Sir Home Popham (1762–1820), an extraordinary and under—appreciated personality of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Popham was a bundle of highly unusual contradictions. He achieved the rank of post—captain without a ship; he was more often employed by the War Department th...