TRAFALGAR - Weidenfeld & Nicolson Author:Nicholas Best In the hands of master storyteller Nicholas Best the story of Trafalgar comes to life as never before. — Beginning with a vivid recreation of Napoleon's army assembling at Boulogne for the invasion of England, he tells how the French fleet joined with their Spanish allies and set out for a decisive battle with the Royal Navy. — Following events th... more »rough the eyes of eyewitnesses on the gun deck as well as the admiral's cabins, he takes us to the Mediterranean and the West Indies and back to the coast of Spain as the rival fleets maneuver for advantage.
Then follows his gripping minute-by-minute account of the actual battle: a truly murderous affair as the rival fleets trade cannon shots as point blank range.« less