Year: 2005 Language: English Author: Adkin M. Genre: Historical Publisher: Aurum Press Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 568 Description: On October 21 1805, a British fleet led by Admiral Lord Nelson effectively crippled the combined fleets of Spain and France off of Spain's Cape Trafalgar—crushing Napoleon Bonaparte's dream of invading and conquering Britain. Despite suffering a mortal wound during the battle, Nelson secured his place in history with this victory, as well as ensuring Britain's century-long naval dominance of the Continent. This book is both a battle history and Nelson's biography. There are sections detailing every conceivable aspect of nautical life in the 19th century—ships and seamanship, guns and tactics, command and control, et al.—and sidebars sprinkled throughout the narrative present anecdotes, vignettes and little-known facts. In addition to its encyclopaedic coverage, the book is illustrated with hundreds of detailed maps and diagrams and drawings. The two-page, coloured drawings of many of the ships of both fleets—including Nelson's flagship, Victory—are painted in great detail.
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The Trafalgar Companion
Language: English
Author: Adkin M.
Genre: Historical
Publisher: Aurum Press
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 568
Description: On October 21 1805, a British fleet led by Admiral Lord Nelson effectively crippled the combined fleets of Spain and France off of Spain's Cape Trafalgar—crushing Napoleon Bonaparte's dream of invading and conquering Britain. Despite suffering a mortal wound during the battle, Nelson secured his place in history with this victory, as well as ensuring Britain's century-long naval dominance of the Continent. This book is both a battle history and Nelson's biography. There are sections detailing every conceivable aspect of nautical life in the 19th century—ships and seamanship, guns and tactics, command and control, et al.—and sidebars sprinkled throughout the narrative present anecdotes, vignettes and little-known facts. In addition to its encyclopaedic coverage, the book is illustrated with hundreds of detailed maps and diagrams and drawings. The two-page, coloured drawings of many of the ships of both fleets—including Nelson's flagship, Victory—are painted in great detail.
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