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Nelson's Trafalgar : The Battle That Changed the World by Roy Adkins (2005, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100670034487

ISBN-139780670034482

eBay Product ID (ePID)45989136

Product Key Features

Book TitleNelson's Trafalgar : the Battle That Changed the World

Number of Pages416 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMilitary / Napoleonic Wars, Europe / France, Military / General, Europe / Great Britain / General, Military

Publication Year2005

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorRoy Adkins

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight23.7 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2005-042264

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsWonderful...The Equal of Beevor's Stalingrad (Independent on Sunday) Masterful... A compelling account. (Bernard Cornwell, author of Last Kingdom, Mail on Sunday), Wonderful...The Equal of Beevor's Stalingrad ( Independent on Sunday ) Masterful... A compelling account. (Bernard Cornwell, author of Last Kingdom, Mail on Sunday ), Wonderful...The Equal of Beevor's Stalingrad(Independent on Sunday) Masterful... A compelling account. (Bernard Cornwell, author of Last Kingdom, Mail on Sunday)

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Dewey Decimal940.2/745

SynopsisOn October 21, 1805, as Britain’s Royal Navy under the command of Horatio Nelson clashed with Napoleon’s forces in an epic sea battle off the coast of Spain, the fate of Europe hung in the balance. Though the cost was high-and Nelson himself was killed-the British victory prevented Napoleon from invading Britain and paved the way for the eventual defeat of the French emperor. Without Trafalgar there would have been no Waterloo. The Battle of Trafalgar set Britain on its vast imperial course.Now, on the battle’s 200th anniversary, Roy Adkins offers readers a brutally vivid, gunport-level account of the battle. For more than five hours the crews of the British, French, and Spanish ships struggled under the constant barrage of cannon and musket fire amid choking fumes, and ear- splitting explosions. While the men maneuvered the ships and kept the cannons firing, the women tended the sick and helped the boys carry gunpowder cartridges to the gun decks. Capturing as never before the harsh conditions in which sailors lived and died, the mechanics of nautical warfare, and the relentless violence of 19th century naval combat, Nelson’s Trafalgaris a must read for fans of military history and Patrick O’Brian., On the Battle of Trafalgar's 200th anniversary, Adkins offers a brutally vivid, gunport-level account of the British victory that changed the world. Two photo inserts. 3 maps.

LC Classification NumberDA88.5 1805.A35 2005