Nelson's Trafalgar : The Battle That Changed the World,9780143037958

Nelson's Trafalgar : The Battle That Changed the World

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ISBN13: 9780143037958
ISBN10: 0143037951
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-10-31
Publisher(s): Penguin Books
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Summary

An explosive chronicle of history’s greatest sea battle In the tradition of Antony Beevor’s Stalingrad, Nelson’s Trafalgarpresents 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.

Author Biography

Roy Adkins is a historian, archaeologist, and fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. His previous books include The Keys of Egypt.

Table of Contents

List of Maps and Plans
xi
List of Illustrations
xiii
Introduction: Learning the Ropes xv
Prologue: Opening Fire xix
Invasion
1(12)
Before the Battle
13(16)
The Stage Is Set
29(38)
Into Action
67(26)
First Shot
93(16)
Second Strike
109(29)
Slaughter
138(18)
Visions of Hell
156(24)
Surrender
180(16)
Lost and Won
196(21)
Hurricane
217(39)
The Messengers
256(26)
Aftermath
282(26)
Fruits of Victory
308(18)
Heroes and Villains
326(25)
Ships and Their Captains 351(6)
Notes 357(10)
Acknowledgements 367(2)
Selected Reading 369(6)
Bibliography 375(6)
Index 381

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