Author: Peter Goodwin
Publisher: Anova Books
ISBN: 9781844860159
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, remains one of the defining moments in naval history. The decisive nature of the engagement, the death of Nelson and the outpouring of national grief in the aftermath have inspired a wealth of literature on the battle and many narratives have retold this famous action. However, until now no work has attempted to provide an in-depth history of each of the British, French and Spanish vessels that were at the engagement. Dividing the fleets into the relevant classes by their rating, this landmark book proceeds to provide a service history of each individual vessel, including specifications tables, list of commanders, casualty lists and refit histories. Each class of vessel is illustrated by original plans drawn specially by the author alongside contemporary and modern images of the ships. Vital contextual information is included, on design and construction, styles, relative merits between the British and Combined fleets, trends and developments in armament and fighting techniques, and a comparison of the pound-for-pound effectiveness of the rival fleets. This book is a complete, standard-setting guide to the essence of the greatest naval battle, the ships at Trafalgar.
The Ships of Trafalgar
Author: Peter Goodwin
Publisher: Anova Books
ISBN: 9781844860159
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, remains one of the defining moments in naval history. The decisive nature of the engagement, the death of Nelson and the outpouring of national grief in the aftermath have inspired a wealth of literature on the battle and many narratives have retold this famous action. However, until now no work has attempted to provide an in-depth history of each of the British, French and Spanish vessels that were at the engagement. Dividing the fleets into the relevant classes by their rating, this landmark book proceeds to provide a service history of each individual vessel, including specifications tables, list of commanders, casualty lists and refit histories. Each class of vessel is illustrated by original plans drawn specially by the author alongside contemporary and modern images of the ships. Vital contextual information is included, on design and construction, styles, relative merits between the British and Combined fleets, trends and developments in armament and fighting techniques, and a comparison of the pound-for-pound effectiveness of the rival fleets. This book is a complete, standard-setting guide to the essence of the greatest naval battle, the ships at Trafalgar.
Publisher: Anova Books
ISBN: 9781844860159
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, remains one of the defining moments in naval history. The decisive nature of the engagement, the death of Nelson and the outpouring of national grief in the aftermath have inspired a wealth of literature on the battle and many narratives have retold this famous action. However, until now no work has attempted to provide an in-depth history of each of the British, French and Spanish vessels that were at the engagement. Dividing the fleets into the relevant classes by their rating, this landmark book proceeds to provide a service history of each individual vessel, including specifications tables, list of commanders, casualty lists and refit histories. Each class of vessel is illustrated by original plans drawn specially by the author alongside contemporary and modern images of the ships. Vital contextual information is included, on design and construction, styles, relative merits between the British and Combined fleets, trends and developments in armament and fighting techniques, and a comparison of the pound-for-pound effectiveness of the rival fleets. This book is a complete, standard-setting guide to the essence of the greatest naval battle, the ships at Trafalgar.
The Battle of Trafalgar 1805
Author: Florian Richter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781912174812
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In the first of a potential new series Florian Richter presents color profile models of every ship on both sides in this epic battle. In a change to previous paper soldier titles, these ships can be cut straight out of the book to create the British, French and Spanish fleets.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781912174812
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In the first of a potential new series Florian Richter presents color profile models of every ship on both sides in this epic battle. In a change to previous paper soldier titles, these ships can be cut straight out of the book to create the British, French and Spanish fleets.
Trafalgar and the Spanish Navy
Author: John D. Harbron
Publisher: Brassey's
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Harbron attempts to disprove many beliefs about the ineptness of the commanders and the poor quality of equipment attributed to the Spanish at Trafalgar. While the author describes the history of Spanish ship building and design, the case that would prove the ships were well led is not made.
Publisher: Brassey's
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Harbron attempts to disprove many beliefs about the ineptness of the commanders and the poor quality of equipment attributed to the Spanish at Trafalgar. While the author describes the history of Spanish ship building and design, the case that would prove the ships were well led is not made.
Nelson's Trafalgar
Author: Roy Adkins
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440627290
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
An explosive chronicle of history's greatest sea battle, from the co-author of the forthcoming Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History (March 2018) In the tradition of Antony Beevor's Stalingrad, Nelson's Trafalgar presents 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.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440627290
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
An explosive chronicle of history's greatest sea battle, from the co-author of the forthcoming Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History (March 2018) In the tradition of Antony Beevor's Stalingrad, Nelson's Trafalgar presents 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.
The Battle of Trafalgar
Author: Geoffrey Bennett
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The Trafalgar Companion
Author: Mark Adkin
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
ISBN: 9781845130183
Category : Admirals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Battle of Trafalgar was fought on October 21, 1805, off Cape Trafalgar on the Spanish coast, between the combined fleets of Spain and France and the Royal Navy. The last great sea action of the period, it established British naval supremacy and ended the threat of French invasion. The Trafalgar Companion not only chronicles the campaign and the battle itself in unprecedented detail, but it also charts Admiral Lord Nelson’s life and career as well as his death at the height of the battle. Providing a wealth of background details on contemporary naval life, seamanship, gunnery, tactics, and much else, the narrative is supplemented by informative sidebars, 200 color illustrations, and stage-by-stage battle diagrams.
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
ISBN: 9781845130183
Category : Admirals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Battle of Trafalgar was fought on October 21, 1805, off Cape Trafalgar on the Spanish coast, between the combined fleets of Spain and France and the Royal Navy. The last great sea action of the period, it established British naval supremacy and ended the threat of French invasion. The Trafalgar Companion not only chronicles the campaign and the battle itself in unprecedented detail, but it also charts Admiral Lord Nelson’s life and career as well as his death at the height of the battle. Providing a wealth of background details on contemporary naval life, seamanship, gunnery, tactics, and much else, the narrative is supplemented by informative sidebars, 200 color illustrations, and stage-by-stage battle diagrams.
The Trafalgar Roll
Author: Robert Holden Mackenzie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Trafalgar
Author: Nicholas Best
Publisher: Phoenix Press (CA)
ISBN: 9780753820957
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
An account of the most famous sea fight in history.
Publisher: Phoenix Press (CA)
ISBN: 9780753820957
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
An account of the most famous sea fight in history.
The Battle of Trafalgar
Author: Philip Howard Colomb
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Voices from the Battle of Trafalgar
Author: Peter Warwick
Publisher: David & Charles
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
An account of the battle of Trafalgar, drawn from contemporary letters, diaries and other original sources.
Publisher: David & Charles
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
An account of the battle of Trafalgar, drawn from contemporary letters, diaries and other original sources.