Trafalgar: The Biography of a Battle
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (639 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0349116326 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Roy Adkins is an historian and archaeologist. He is also a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.
The blazing TRAFALGAR is at least the equal of STALINGRAD in blood, pace and detail, but it also boasts a welcome twist to the genre with a lacing of black humour INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY Masterful in explaining why Nelson's men were so much more efficient Adkins has written a compelling account MAIL ON SUNDAY Well-written and makes good use of first-hand accounts LITERARY REVIEW Adkins's painstaking digging, sifting, arranging and questioning take him everywhere on Nelson's fleet His account of the battle is a gripping album of snapshots from the quarterdecks and gun decks of the ships themselves A most eclectic but engagi SPECTATOR
Trafalgar set the seal on British naval supremacy, which became the mainspring for the growth of the British Empire, and in the short term not only prevented Napoleon from invading Britain, but also enabled Britain and its Continental allies to mount the campaign that would eventually defeat the French Emperor: without Trafalgar there would be no Waterloo.. This is the true story of the Battle of Trafalgar, Britain's most significant sea battle, as seen through the smoke-hazed gunports of the fighting ships. In an atmosphere of choking fumes from cannon and musket fire, amid noise so intense it was almost tangible, the crews of the British, French and Spanish ships did their best to carry out their allotted tasks. For over five hours they were in constant danger from a terrifying array of iron and lead missiles fired from enemy guns, as well as the deadly wooden splinters smashed from the ships' hulls by the cannon-balls. While the men manoeuvred the ships and kept the cannons firing, the women helped the surgeons tend the sick or helped the boys - the 'powder monkeys' - in the hazardous job of carrying gunpowder cartridges from the central ma
Great book Stephen M. Barlow I like all of Roy Adkins books. He writes about history just the way I like, touching on the little every day things that people went thru as well as detail on the main events in history with out ever getting boring.. Truly a biography of this battle - a pivotal event in European history A. Woodley This seems to be the same book as the American Published one entitled "Trafalgar, a battle which changed the world" - which seems a much overblown title. I liked the "Biography of the battle" which was chosen for the British Edition as it more accurately describes exactly what this book isI would highly recommend this book to others who have not read much about sea battles of this period before.. "Excellent Trafalgar History" according to Clive Fouche. Roy Adkins has done an outstanding job of portraying the Battle of Trafalgar in all its fearsome detail. This book is an easy read as Adkins narrative flows easily around the events bringing the whole event to life. This is a comprehensive history of one of the battles that resulted in English being the most spoken language on the planet as the British Empire was built on sea power. I highly rec