Nelson's Trafalgar: The Battle That Changed the World An explosive chronicle of history's greatest sea battle, from the co-author of the forthcoming Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History (March 2018) In the tradition of Antony Beevor's Stalingrad, Nelson's Trafalgar presents the definitive blow-by-blow account of the world's most famous naval battle, when the British Royal Navy under Lord Horatio Nelson dealt a decisive blow to the forces of Napoleon. The Battle of Trafalgar comes boldly to life in this definitive work that re-creates those five momentous, earsplitting hours with unrivaled detail and intensity. |
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User Review - Castlelass - LibraryThingLast year, I read a fantasy book about dragons involved in the fighting the Battle of Trafalgar. I got to thinking that I had no idea if what was depicted in that book was accurate or not (well ... Read full review
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User Review - setnahkt - LibraryThingA readable, workmanlike book about the battle. Not a lot of glitz, but good scholarship including many contemporary accounts (even wrongs ones, to show how long it took for the details to get straight ... Read full review
Contents
THREE THE STAGE IS | |
FOUR INTO ACTION | |
FIVE FIRST SHOT | |
SIX SECOND STRIKE | |
SEVEN SLAUGHTER | |
EIGHT VISIONS OF HELL | |
NINE SURRENDER | |
ELEVEN HURRICANE | |
TWELVE THE MESSENGERS | |
THIRTEEN AFTERMATH | |
FOURTEEN FRUITS OF VICTORY | |
FIFTEEN HEROES AND VILLAINS | |
SHIPS AND THEIR CAPTAINS | |
Acknowledgements | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Nelson's Trafalgar: The Battle That Changed the World |
| Author | Roy Adkins |
| Publisher | Penguin, 2006 |
| ISBN | 1440627290, 9781440627293 |
| Length | 416 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Europe / Western History / Military / Naval History / Wars & Conflicts / Napoleonic Wars |
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