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In the Hour of Victory: The Royal Navy at War in the Age of Nelson

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2013 MARITIME MEDIA AWARDS

Between 1794 and 1815 the Royal Navy repeatedly crushed her enemies at sea in a period of military dominance that equals any in history.

When Napoleon eventually died in exile, the Lords of the Admiralty ordered that the original dispatches from seven major fleet battles - The Glorious First of June (1794), St Vincent (1797), Camperdown (1797), The Nile (1798), Copenhagen (1801), Trafalgar (1805) and San Domingo (1806) - should be gathered together and presented to the Nation. These letters, written by Britain's admirals, captains, surgeons and boatswains and ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857895738
SKU
V9780857895738
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Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
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99-2

About Sam Willis
Dr Sam Willis is a maritime historian and archaeologist, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. He is the author of the bestselling Hearts of Oak Trilogy and the Fighting Ships series.

Reviews for In the Hour of Victory: The Royal Navy at War in the Age of Nelson
Extraordinary... Seldom has the drama, chaos and stench of battle been more vividly evoked.
Daily Mail, 'Books of the Year'
Lively and wide-ranging... Willis manages to combine hard facts with fascinating anecdotes and pen pictures of the principal characters
History Today
Sam Willis does not just transcribe the precious, privileged sources he has discovered. He also ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for In the Hour of Victory: The Royal Navy at War in the Age of Nelson


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