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THE TRAFALGAR COMPANION

by Mark Adkin

Illustrated by Clive Farmer

Published by Aurum Press. Circa. 2007

Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper. A guide to history's most famous sea battle and the life of Admiral Lord Nelson. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. 560 pages.

3rd printing. Spine bumped else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.

ISBN: 1845130189
Stock no. 1329396

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Contents

  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Symbols for Diagrams and Maps
  • Prologue - THE DEATH OF NELSON
  • Section One - The Campaign
  • Europe in Early 1805
  • British Naval Strategy 1803-5
  • French Grand Strategy 1802-5
  • The Approach to Trafalgar
  • Nelson - BOYHOOD TO HALF-PAY POST CAPTAIN
  • Section Two - Ships and Seamanship
  • Classification
  • The Construction Process
  • Seamanship
  • Ship Handling
  • Navigation
  • Nelson - HMS AGAMEMMON, 1793-1796
  • Section Three - Officers and Warrant Officers
  • The Officers
  • Warrant Officers
  • Nelson - THE BATTLE OF ST VINCENT
  • Section Four - Petty Officers, Seamen and Marines
  • Petty Officers
  • Seamen
  • The Royal Marines
  • Uniforms of the British Navy and Combined Fleet
  • Nelson - CADIZ AND SANTA CRUZ, JULY 1797
  • Section Five - Guns, Gunnery and Tactics
  • The Guns
  • Gunnery
  • Tactics
  • Nelson - THE BATTLE OF THE NILE 1798
  • Section Six - A Fleet Comparison
  • The Trafalgar Fleets: A Balance Sheet
  • The British Fleet
  • The Combined Fleet
  • Nelson - NAPLES AND EMMA HAMILTON 1798-1800
  • Section Seven - Command and Control
  • Command
  • Control
  • Nelson - THE BATTLE OF COPENHAGEN 1801
  • Section Eight - The Battle
  • The Opening Moves
  • The Melee
  • The Reckoning
  • Section Nine - The Aftermath
  • After the Battle
  • Rewards and Punishments
  • Epilogue - Nelson's funeral
  • Appendix
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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