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Jack Tar: Life in Nelson's Navy
Roy A. Adkins
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Description for Jack Tar: Life in Nelson's Navy
Paperback. * A unique and thrilling narrative which uncovers the lives of the heroes of Nelson's navy Num Pages: 480 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTM; JWF; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 334.
The Royal Navy to which Admiral Lord Nelson sacrificed his life depended on thousands of sailors and marines to man the great wind-powered wooden warships. Drawn from all over Britain and beyond, often unwillingly, these ordinary men made the navy invincible through skill, courage and sheer determination. They cast a long shadow, with millions of their descendants alive today, and many of their everyday expressions, such as 'skyscraper' and 'loose cannon', continuing to enrich our language. Yet their contribution is frequently overlooked, while the officers became celebrities. JACK TAR gives these forgotten men a voice in an exciting, enthralling, often ... Read more
The Royal Navy to which Admiral Lord Nelson sacrificed his life depended on thousands of sailors and marines to man the great wind-powered wooden warships. Drawn from all over Britain and beyond, often unwillingly, these ordinary men made the navy invincible through skill, courage and sheer determination. They cast a long shadow, with millions of their descendants alive today, and many of their everyday expressions, such as 'skyscraper' and 'loose cannon', continuing to enrich our language. Yet their contribution is frequently overlooked, while the officers became celebrities. JACK TAR gives these forgotten men a voice in an exciting, enthralling, often ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349120348
SKU
V9780349120348
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Roy A. Adkins
Roy and Lesley Adkins are husband-and-wife writers and archaeologists, the bestselling authors of over eighteen widely acclaimed books on social and naval history, archaeology, ancient Rome, ancient Greece and Egyptology. Their books include the bestselling Jack Tar, Trafalgar, The War for All the Oceans, Empires of the Plain and The Keys of Egypt and have so far been translated into ... Read more
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