Trafalgar : Capture of French and Spanish Fleets : Death of Nelson – Nicholas Best

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Nicholas Best is a master story teller, the author of several highly successul novels as well as serious history books. He was the FINANCIAL TIMES fiction critic for ten years and reviews regularly for the SUNDAY TIMES and TLS. In his hands the story of Trafalgar comes to life as never before. Beginning with a vivid recreation of Napoleon’s army assembling at Boulogne for the invasion of England, he tells how the French fleet joined with their Spanish allies and set out for a decisive battle with the Royal Navy. Following events through the eyes of eyewitnesses on the gundeck as well as the admiral’s cabins, he takes us to the Mediterranean and the West Indies and back to the coast of Spain as the rival fleets manoeuvre for advantage. Then follows his gripping minute-by-minute account of the actual battle: a truly murderous affair as the rival fleets trade cannon shots as point blank range. For the fans of MASTER AND COMMANDER, this combines absolute authenticity with real page-turning style.
Cloth. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition First Printing (full Numbe. The dj folds out revealing the lines of battle at Trafalgar and the postion and names of the ships involved. 352 pages/text/epilogue/bibliography/index/ Many illustrations both colour and black & white. One is of Napoleon on HMS Bellerophon after his defeat at Waterloo. A simply wonderful book. See OUR OWN photograph of the book