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Language: English
Published by Bloomsbury USA, 2004
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- Title
- The Billy Ruffian: The Bellerophon and the Downfall of Napoleon
- Author
- Cordingly, David
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury USA
- Publication year
- 2004
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 158234468X
- ISBN 13
- 9781582344683
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 340.194 grams
- Dimensions
- 2.59 centimeters width by 12.7 centimeters height by 19.91 centimeters depth
A portrait of a British warship that played a key role during the wartime years of the Napoleonic era describes the ship's service in three crucial sea battles--the Glorious First of June (1794), the first action against revolutionary France; the 1798 battle of the Nile; and the battle of Trafalgar (1805)--as well as its role in Napoleon's ultimate surrender. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
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About the Author
David Cordingly was, for many years, the curator and head of exhibitions at the famed National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England. He has written several acclaimed books on the subject of pirates, including, most recently, Under the Black Flag: The Romance and Reality of Life Among the Pirates. He lives by the sea in Brighton, England.
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