The Mutiny on Board H.M.S. Bounty
A Voyage to the South Sea and the Terrible Mutiny on Board

Over the years I have seen so many takes on this classic: movies, books, tv shows and even cartoons. Glad to have finally read this book - I think managers today can still learn lessons about leadership from this work - also valuable to members of the military. Really a very interesting take on comm......more

Captain's Bligh's memoir of his ill-fated voyage upon the H.M.S. Bounty and the struggle for survival that followed it, does not boast the same dramatic power or harrowing details of, say, Nathaniel Philbrick's excellent In the Heart of the Sea. It does, nevertheless, offer a fascinating glimpse int......more

Interesting. Very little to do with the actual mutiny. Most of it reads as a captain's log, explaining his location, orders, and fulfilling his general duties. The mutiny itself arises out of thin air, Bligh is entirely blindsided, and tries to convince us that none of the men marooned with him had......more

While not as entertaining as any of the movies based on this book, "The Bounty Mutiny" is still an engaging read. From captain's logs to court transcription to a mutineer's journal, the whole story is slowly revealed from every perspective. I wished for more details from Pitcairn Island where some o......more