Nelson's Trafalgar
by Adkins, Roy
Edition statement:1st American ed. Published by : Viking (New York ) Physical details: xxiii, 392 p. ill., maps ; 24 cm. ISBN:0670034487 (alk. paper); 9780670034482 (alk. paper); 9780143037958 (pbk.); 0143037951 (pbk.).| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| 940.253 Gay Age of Enlightenment | 940.2742092 Cau With Napoleon in Russia. | 940.2742092 Dur Age of Napoleon. | 940.2745 Adk Nelson's Trafalgar | 940.3 Fro Front Page History of the World Wars as Reported by The New York Times | 940.3 Fus The Great War and Modern Memory | 940.3 Ste 1917 |
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.