Bibliograph

The Trafalgar companion, a guide to history's most famous sea battle and the life of Admiral Lord Nelson, Mark Adkin ; with illustrations by Clive Farmer

Type

Label

The Trafalgar companion, a guide to history's most famous sea battle and the life of Admiral Lord Nelson, Mark Adkin ; with illustrations by Clive Farmer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 556) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Trafalgar companion

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

58555701

Responsibility statement

Mark Adkin ; with illustrations by Clive Farmer

Sub title

a guide to history's most famous sea battle and the life of Admiral Lord Nelson

Summary

Covers Nelson's career and earliers actions as well as the Trafalgar campaign and battle

Table Of Contents

Death of Nelson -- The campaign -- Boyhood to half-pay post captain -- Ships and seamanship -- HMS Agamemnon, 1793-1796 -- Officers and warrant officers -- The Battle of St. Vincent, 1797 -- Petty officers, seamen and marines -- Cadiz and Santa Cruz, July 1797 -- Guns, gunnery and tactics -- The Battle of the Nile, 1798 -- A fleet comparison -- Naples and Emma Hamilton, 1798-1800 -- Command and control -- The Battle of Copenhagen, 1801 -- The Battle -- The aftermath -- Nelson's funeral

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