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With the approach of the 200th anniversary of the Royal Navy's greatest battle off Cape Trafalgar on October 21st 1805, much attention will be given to our most tangible symbol of that most ferocious engagement, Nelson's fully preserved flagship HMS Victory. Much has been written about HMS Victory but it is often simplistic and romanticised or clearly aimed at the technical requirements of the naval historian. In Nelson's Victory: 101 Questions & Answers about HMS Victory, Nelson's Flagship at Trafalgar 1805, Peter Goodwin adopts a fresh approach to explain the workings of the only surviving 'line of battle' ship of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. As Victory was engaged in battle during only two per cent of her active service, Peter Goodwin also provides a glimpse into life and work at sea during the other ninety-eight per cent of the time. As technical and historical advisor to the ship in Portsmouth, he is in a unique position to investigate an interpret not only the ship's structure but also the essential aspects of shipboard life: victualling, organisation, discipline, domestic arrangements and medical care. In his role as Keeper and Curator of the ship, the autho
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Peter Goodwin is widely acknowledged as one of the leading writers on the sailing warship. His published titles include the classic The Construction and Fitting of the Sailing Man of War(Conway, 1990), The Naval
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Tremendous amount of Detail, 21 Mar 2005
By John Matlock "Gunny" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Nelson's Victory: 101 Questions and Answers about HMS Victory, Nelson's Flagship at Trafalgar 1805 (Hardcover)
Sub-Title: 101 Questions & Answers About HMS Victory, Nelson's Flagship at Trafalgar 1805
How much gunpowder and shot did the Victory carry - 35 tons of powder, 120 tons of shot.
What was the age of the people on Victory -- Walter Burke, purser, was sixty seven, Tom Twitchet, the youngest was 12.
How many marines were on Victory -- 146, four of whom were officers.
How was meat kept fresh -- By keeping live animals. Victory sailed with 30 head of sheep, plus chickens, geese and ducks.
What are slops --the collective name for clothing issued to seamen.
There are 101 questions like these, along with their answers in this little book. In addition there are a series of photographs of Victory down through the years. One interesting picture shows the Victory with the Hood (of Bismark fame) in the background.
In addition to providing information about the Victory, there is enough general information to say a lot about the nature of the navy of its day. Quite an interesting book.
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Very informative, 24 Nov 2005
By Dimitrios - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Nelson's Victory: 101 Questions and Answers about HMS Victory, Nelson's Flagship at Trafalgar 1805 (Hardcover)
Mr Goodwin has produced some of the best books available on Nelson's ships and the Trafalgar campaign. This anthology of usual questions about the mighty ¨Victory¨ is very revealing and gives so many facts and statistics that one feels he just visited this floating museum. Here are almost all the questions that a layman or a specialist would like to ask, like the speed of ¨Victory¨, the kind of armament it had, the three kinds of shots she fired against the enemy, the total length of riggings, full diagrams of her sails, the quantity of oak trees that were used in her construction, the admirals she served under, the number and kinds of anchors it carried, the everyday life details of her crew in war and peace, the food and the sanitary conditions onboard, her famous battles, some secrets of sailing and special maneuvers and a lot more. The only serious drawback is the lack of color photographs but even so the book is highly recommended for everyone interested in the subject.
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