Howard Robinson - William Bligh and the Mutinies

William Bligh is a naval officer we’ve all heard of because of Mutiny on the Bounty, but in actual fact he experienced three mutinies during his career. Was he a Captain who brought trouble on himself by his over-the-top reactions to situations, or were the mutinies the result of circumstances beyond his control? Was he, as depicted in three films, a tyrannical overbearing naval officer, or was he more benign than we are generally led to believe? Could the mutinies have been avoided had he done things differently?