- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Headline Review (1 May 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 075531042X
- ISBN-13: 978-0755310425
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 3.2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,031,445 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Christopher Lee's vivid and painstaking account cuts through the folklore, replacing it with wonderful insights into early 19th-century Britain and Europe' (DAILY EXPRESS )
'A very interesting read'
'This absorbing work... [creates] a rich picture of a pivotal moment in maritime history'
(THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE )'Refreshingly iconoclastic'
(SOLDIER magazine )'Scholarly and well-researched... an indispensable book'
(NEWBURY WEEKLY NEWS )'A very interesting read'
(DEVON LIFE )
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Trafalgar was a victory that would change the course of the Napoleonic wars and lead to the British Navy ruling the waves for more than a century. In Christopher Lee's book he looks not only at this final and decisive battle but also at the three battles that preceded it. Through these battles he paints a picture of the personalities and the intrigues that were operating, and particularly of the creation of a national hero in Horatio Nelson and his intense rivalry with Napoleon, who is reputed to have kept a bust of Nelson on his desk.
The battle itself was nearly two years in the making, with Nelson scouring the Atlantic for the French fleet. In Lee's book the reader is taken on that journey with Nelson and his men. This is the story of life ashore and at sea, in silken boudoirs and blood-slimed gun decks. It is the biggest story in Britain's maritime history.
The battle itself was nearly two years in the making, with Nelson scouring the Atlantic for the French fleet. In Lee's book the reader is taken on that journey with Nelson and his men. This is the story of life ashore and at sea, in silken boudoirs and blood-slimed gun decks. It is the biggest story in Britain's maritime history.
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Expands on the Common Story
8 Jan 2006
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Having just passed it's 200th anniversary, the Battle of Trafalgar was the deciding battle that enabled Britain to rule the waves for the next century and more. In this book Mr. Lee, the author of the award winning radio history of Britain, 'This Sceptred Isle,' takes a view of the battle and of the key commanders.
The title of the book reflects the main subjects, a rivalry of commanders that had gone on for years. The secondary commanders such as Villeneuve, Cornwallis, Collingwood are likewise covered in detail.
This is a well researched, well written history of the battle and the people. There are a lot of histories of Nelson and Napoleon, this book has a lot more on their lower level commanders. Perhaps best however, is the final fifty pages or so. Here is where the battle itself, and the aftermath is described. In addition there is a very interesting 'What If.'
'What if Nelson had lived?' Blind in one eye, he was losing his vision in the other. Politically astute and extremely popular, could he have become Prime Minister, what about his temper - not good in a politician. Very interesting book.
The title of the book reflects the main subjects, a rivalry of commanders that had gone on for years. The secondary commanders such as Villeneuve, Cornwallis, Collingwood are likewise covered in detail.
This is a well researched, well written history of the battle and the people. There are a lot of histories of Nelson and Napoleon, this book has a lot more on their lower level commanders. Perhaps best however, is the final fifty pages or so. Here is where the battle itself, and the aftermath is described. In addition there is a very interesting 'What If.'
'What if Nelson had lived?' Blind in one eye, he was losing his vision in the other. Politically astute and extremely popular, could he have become Prime Minister, what about his temper - not good in a politician. Very interesting book.
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