Nelson's Battles: The Art of Victory in the Age of Sail - Hardcover

Tracy, Dr Nicholas

9781840673579: Nelson's Battles: The Art of Victory in the Age of Sail

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1840673575 ISBN 13: 9781840673579

Publisher: Caxton Editions, 2002

Tracy (history, U. of New Brunswick) is a specialist in naval warfare especially during the age of sail. He presents an account of British Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson's (1758-1805) military career that should please Nelson fans and readers new to or old in the naval warfare. He reviews Nelson's early career and the British navy's position and strategy; describes the contemporary guns, ships, and battle tactics; then offers blow-by-blows of the Cape St. Vincent and the Nile, Copenhagen, and Trafalgar campaigns. Highly illustrated with contemporary black-and-white drawings. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Synopsis:

This book is a brilliant study of those naval battles of Horatio Nelson which played such an important role in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte. It is a significant contribution to the study of the development of strategy and naval tactics in the eighteenth century. His three great victories at the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar are described in detail, as well as the ships and their armament, strategy. battle tactics, signals and instructions and, not least, the protagonist himself.

About the Author:

Nicholas Tracy is a member of the History Department of the University of New Brunswick.

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