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Steering to Glory: A Day in the Life of a Ship of the Line
Steering to Glory A Day in the Life of a Ship of the Line
Author: Nicholas Blake
In the summer of 1805 the Mediterranean Fleet made a 6,686-mile round trip to the West Indies. The Franco-Spanish fleet it was chasing buried a thousand men at Martinique, but Nelson reported his fleet 'in the most perfect health, except some symptoms of scurvy'. This was the Royal Navy standard that was maintained until Napoleon was defeated, a...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781861761774
ISBN-10: 1861761775
Publication Date: 2/2/2006
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Greenhill Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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