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Commemorating the bicentennial of Battle of Trafalgar, this volume covers all aspects of the campaign and battle as well as Nelson's life and career. Adkin, a former army officer, also provides a wealth of background information on contemporary naval life, seamanship, gunnery, signaling, and tactics. The 200-plus illustrations include paintings of uniforms, portraits of individual ships, drawings showing the ships' construction, maps, and battle diagrams. Along with his comparisons of fleets, crews, command and control, Adkin discusses Nelson's boyhood and his infamous affair with Edith Hamilton. Distributed by Trafalgar Square Publishing. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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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.
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