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Nelson's Trafalgar: The Battle That Changed the World Paperback - 2006

by Roy Adkins

On the Battle of Trafalgar's 200th anniversary, Adkins offers a brutally vivid, gunport-level account of the British victory that changed the world. Two photo inserts. 3 maps.


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An explosive chronicle of history's greatest sea battle

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.

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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.

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  • Title Nelson's Trafalgar: The Battle That Changed the World
  • Author Roy Adkins
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 432
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2006-10-31
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780143037958 / 0143037951
  • Weight 0.89 lbs (0.40 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.36 x 5.56 x 0.94 in (21.23 x 14.12 x 2.39 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1800-1850
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Cultural Region: French
    • Cultural Region: Western Europe
  • Library of Congress subjects Great Britain - History, Naval - 19th century, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.274

Media reviews

Captures the din, confusion, and sheer carnage of the battle. (The Wall Street Journal)

About the author

Roy Adkins is a historian and archaeologist. He is also a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in London. His previous books include The Keys of Egypt: The Obsession to Decipher Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Dictionary of Roman Religion, and Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome.
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