Adkins, Roy
Nelson's Trafalgar the battle that changed the world Roy Adkins - 1st American ed. - New York Viking 2005 - xxiii, 392 p. ill., maps ; 24 cm.
First published under the title: Trafalgar: the biography of a battle. London : Little, Brown, 2004.
Invasion -- Before the battle -- The stage is set -- Into action -- First shot -- Second strike -- Slaughter -- Visions of hell -- Surrender -- Lost and won -- Hurricane -- The messengers -- Aftermath -- Fruits of victory -- Heroes and villains.
On 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. Capturing the harsh conditions in which sailors lived and died, the mechanics of nautical warfare, and the relentless violence of 19th century naval combat, this book will be appreciated by fans of military history and Patrick O'Brian.--From publisher description.
0670034487 (alk. paper) 9780670034482 (alk. paper) 9780143037958 (pbk.) 0143037951 (pbk.)
2005042264
Nelson, Horatio Nelson 1758-1805 --Military leadership
Trafalgar, Battle of--1805
Napoleonic Wars--1800-1815
Marine
Great Britain--History, Naval--19th century
France--History, Naval--19th century
940.2745 Adk 15
Nelson's Trafalgar the battle that changed the world Roy Adkins - 1st American ed. - New York Viking 2005 - xxiii, 392 p. ill., maps ; 24 cm.
First published under the title: Trafalgar: the biography of a battle. London : Little, Brown, 2004.
Invasion -- Before the battle -- The stage is set -- Into action -- First shot -- Second strike -- Slaughter -- Visions of hell -- Surrender -- Lost and won -- Hurricane -- The messengers -- Aftermath -- Fruits of victory -- Heroes and villains.
On 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. Capturing the harsh conditions in which sailors lived and died, the mechanics of nautical warfare, and the relentless violence of 19th century naval combat, this book will be appreciated by fans of military history and Patrick O'Brian.--From publisher description.
0670034487 (alk. paper) 9780670034482 (alk. paper) 9780143037958 (pbk.) 0143037951 (pbk.)
2005042264
Nelson, Horatio Nelson 1758-1805 --Military leadership
Trafalgar, Battle of--1805
Napoleonic Wars--1800-1815
Marine
Great Britain--History, Naval--19th century
France--History, Naval--19th century
940.2745 Adk 15