Nicholas Best is a master story teller, the author of several highly successful novels as well as serious history books. He was the Financial Times fiction critic for ten years and reviews regularly for the Sunday Times and TLS. In his hands the story of Trafalgar comes to life as never before. Beginning with a vivid recreation of Napoleon's army assembling at Boulogne for the invasion of England, he tells how the French fleet joined with their Spanish allies and set out for a decisive battle with the Royal Navy. Following events through the eyes of eyewitnesses on the gun deck as well as the admirals' cabins, he takes us to the Mediterranean and the West Indies and back to the coast of Spain as the rival fleets manoeuvre for advantage. Then follows his gripping minute-by-minute account of the actual battle: a truly murderous affair as the rival fleets trade cannon shots at point blank range. For the fans of Master and Commander, this combines absolute authenticity with real page-turning style.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Orion Publishing Group
ISBN-13
9780297846222
eBay Product ID (ePID)
91299253
Product Key Features
Book Title
Trafalgar
Author
Nicholas Best
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Government, History
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
242mm
Item Width
163mm
Item Weight
735g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Nicholas Best
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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