Trafalgar And The Spanish Navy
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Trafalgar And The Spanish Navy
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Author : John D. Harbron
language : en
Publisher: Brassey's
Release Date : 1988
Trafalgar And The Spanish Navy written by John D. Harbron and has been published by Brassey's this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Great Britain categories.
Harbron attempts to disprove many beliefs about the ineptness of the commanders and the poor quality of equipment attributed to the Spanish at Trafalgar. While the author describes the history of Spanish ship building and design, the case that would prove the ships were well led is not made.
The Enemy At Trafalgar
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Author : Edward Fraser
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2011-07-27
The Enemy At Trafalgar written by Edward Fraser and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-27 with History categories.
Of the many facets of the Napoleonic wars there are a vast number of books written in English on the climatic battle of the age of sail, perhaps only eclipsed by the wealth of material written on the Waterloo Campaign of 1815 as a single subject. However there is not a great deal written as to what went on on “the other side of the hill” or “the other side of the horizon”, amongst the French and Spanish commanders who faced Nelson and his band of brothers. Edward Fraser’s book goes a long way to redress that balance, and focuses on the many brave men that fought for the Napoleonic cause, some more willingly than others; men such as Don Miguel-Ricardo Alava, a Spanish nobleman who would have the rare distinction of being on the Anglo-Allied side at Waterloo and on the opposition side at Trafalgar. Edward Fraser was a prominent historian of the period having written a number of books on the great battle of Trafalgar and Wellington’s soldiers in the Peninsula. This work was written just before the outbreak of the First World War, with the Entente Cordiale in place, and is therefore more balanced than some of the earlier English works on the period which tended to a more anti-French view. A fine, detailed and very thoroughly researched account of what the enemy experienced during the battle of Trafalgar. Illustrations – 60 – all incuded
The Ships Of Trafalgar
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Author : Peter Goodwin
language : en
Publisher: Anova Books
Release Date : 2005
The Ships Of Trafalgar written by Peter Goodwin and has been published by Anova Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with France categories.
The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, remains one of the defining moments in naval history. The decisive nature of the engagement, the death of Nelson and the outpouring of national grief in the aftermath have inspired a wealth of literature on the battle and many narratives have retold this famous action. However, until now no work has attempted to provide an in-depth history of each of the British, French and Spanish vessels that were at the engagement. Dividing the fleets into the relevant classes by their rating, this landmark book proceeds to provide a service history of each individual vessel, including specifications tables, list of commanders, casualty lists and refit histories. Each class of vessel is illustrated by original plans drawn specially by the author alongside contemporary and modern images of the ships. Vital contextual information is included, on design and construction, styles, relative merits between the British and Combined fleets, trends and developments in armament and fighting techniques, and a comparison of the pound-for-pound effectiveness of the rival fleets. This book is a complete, standard-setting guide to the essence of the greatest naval battle, the ships at Trafalgar.
Battle Of Trafalgar
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Author : Sam Willis
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2019-03-21
Battle Of Trafalgar written by Sam Willis and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-21 with History categories.
Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, The Battle of Trafalgar is an accessible and authoritative introduction to the battle that marked the defeat of Napoleon's plans to invade Britain. Written by the leading lights and most outstanding communicators in their fields, the Ladybird Expert books provide clear, accessible and authoritative introductions to subjects drawn from science, history and culture. For an adult readership, the Ladybird Expert series is produced in the same iconic small hardback format pioneered by the original Ladybirds. Each beautifully illustrated book features the first new illustrations produced in the original Ladybird style for nearly forty years.
Nelson S Trafalgar
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Author : Roy Adkins
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2006-10-31
Nelson S Trafalgar written by Roy Adkins and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-31 with History categories.
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.
The Enemy At Trafalgar
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Author : Edward Fraser
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-06-20
The Enemy At Trafalgar written by Edward Fraser and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-20 with History categories.
Excerpt from The Enemy at Trafalgar: An Account of the Battle From Eye-Witnesses' Narratives and Letters and Despatches From the French and Spanish Fleets Least of all a book such as this, which purports to relate incidents of Trafalgar as witnessed from the side of the enemy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Trafalgar
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Author : Roy Adkins
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-10-21
Trafalgar written by Roy Adkins and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-21 with History categories.
This is the true story of the Battle of Trafalgar, Britain's most significant sea battle, as seen through the smoke-hazed gunports of the fighting ships. In an atmosphere of choking fumes from cannon and musket fire, amid noise so intense it was almost tangible, the crews of the British, French and Spanish ships did their best to carry out their allotted tasks. For over five hours they were in constant danger from a terrifying array of iron and lead missiles fired from enemy guns, as well as the deadly wooden splinters smashed from the ships' hulls by the cannon-balls. While the men manoeuvred the ships and kept the cannons firing, the women helped the surgeons tend the sick or helped the boys - the 'powder monkeys' - in the hazardous job of carrying gunpowder cartridges from the central magazine to the gun decks. Trafalgar set the seal on British naval supremacy, which became the mainspring for the growth of the British Empire, and in the short term not only prevented Napoleon from invading Britain, but also enabled Britain and its Continental allies to mount the campaign that would eventually defeat the French Emperor: without Trafalgar there would be no Waterloo.
1805 In Gibraltar
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Author : Hildred Reed
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-05-10
1805 In Gibraltar written by Hildred Reed and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-10 with Mathematics categories.
What's so special about Battle Of Trafalgar?In this new, compelling book from author Hildred Reed, find out more about Battle Of Trafalgar ...The Battle of Trafalgar was a sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars.The battle was the most decisive British naval victory of the war. Twenty-seven British ships of the line led by Admiral Lord Nelson aboard HMS??Victory defeated thirty-three French and Spanish ships of the line under French Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve off the south-west coast of Spain, just west of Cape Trafalgar. The Franco-Spanish fleet lost twenty-two ships, without a single British vessel being lost.The British victory spectacularly confirmed the naval supremacy that Britain had established during the previous century and was achieved in part through Nelson's departure from the prevailing naval tactical orthodoxy, which involved engaging an enemy fleet in a single line of battle parallel to the enemy to facilitate signalling in battle and disengagement, and to maximise fields of fire and target areas. Nelson instead divided his smaller force into two columns directed perpendicularly against the larger enemy fleet, with decisive results.Nelson was mortally wounded during the battle, becoming one of Britain's greatest war heroes. The commander of the joint French and Spanish forces, Admiral Villeneuve, was captured along with his ship Bucentaure. Spanish Admiral Federico Gravina escaped with the remnant of the fleet and succumbed months later to wounds sustained during the battle.So, what seperates this book from the rest?A comprehensive narrative of Battle Of Trafalgar, this book gives a full understanding of the subject.A brief guide of subject areas covered in "1805 In Gibraltar - Battle Of Trafalgar" include -- Battle of Trafalgar- Trafalgar Campaign- Order of battle at the Battle of TrafalgarFind out more of this subject, it's intricacies and it's nuances. Discover more about it's importance. Develop a level of understanding required to comprehend this fascinating concept.Author Hildred Reed has worked hard researching and compiling this fundamental work, and is proud to bring you "1805 In Gibraltar - Battle Of Trafalgar" ...Read this book today ...
The Great Campaigns Of Nelson St Vincent The Nile Copenhagen Trafalgar
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Author : William O'Connor Morris
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
The Great Campaigns Of Nelson St Vincent The Nile Copenhagen Trafalgar written by William O'Connor Morris and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Naval battles categories.
Seize The Fire
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Author : Adam Nicolson
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-10-13
Seize The Fire written by Adam Nicolson and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-13 with History categories.
“Strikingly original. . . . Nicolson brings to life superbly the horror, devastation, and gore of Trafalgar.” —The Economist Adam Nicolson takes the great naval battle of Trafalgar, fought between the British and Franco-Spanish fleets, and uses it to examine our idea of heroism and the heroic. A story rich with modern resonance, Seize the Fire reveals the economic impact of the battle as a victorious Great Britain emerged as a global commercial empire. In October 1805 Lord Horatio Nelson, the most brilliant sea commander who ever lived, led the British Royal Navy to a devastating victory over the Franco-Spanish fleets at the great battle of Trafalgar. It was the foundation of Britain's nineteenth-century world-dominating empire. Seize the Fire is not only a close and revealing portrait of a legendary hero in his final action but also a vivid account of the brutal realities of battle; it asks the questions: Why did the winners win? What was it about the British, their commanders and their men, their beliefs and their ambitions, that took them to such overwhelming victory? His masterful history is a portrait of a moment, a close and passionately engaged depiction of a frame of mind at a turning point in world history.