Nelsons Trafalgar, Roy Adkins
Nelsons Trafalgar, Roy Adkins
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Nelson's Trafalgar
The Battle That Changed the World

Author: Roy Adkins

Narrator: John Telfer

Unabridged: 13 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/16/2021


Synopsis

An explosive chronicle of history's greatest sea battle, from the coauthor of Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History.

In the tradition of Antony Beevor's Stalingrad, Nelson's Trafalgar presents the definitive blow-by-blow account of the world's most famous naval battle, when the British Royal Navy, under Lord Horatio Nelson, dealt a decisive blow to the forces of Napoleon. The Battle of Trafalgar comes boldly to life in this definitive work that re-creates those five momentous, earsplitting hours with unrivaled detail and intensity.

About Roy Adkins

Roy Adkins, a historian and archaeologist, is the author of numerous critically acclaimed nonfiction books on social and naval history, as well as on archaeology and the ancient world. His books (mostly written with his wife Lesley Adkins) include Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History, Jane Austen's England, Jack Tar: Life in Nelson's Navy, Nelson's Trafalgar, The War for All the Oceans, and The Keys of Egypt. They have been translated into several languages worldwide. He lives in England, near Exeter in Devon.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Anthony

A Study of Genius. When Admiral Viscount Nelson attacked Pierre Villeneuve’s fleet off the coast of Cadiz on 21/10/1805 it was master stroke in military genius which led to a complete and glorious victory which in turn had long lasting effects of Britain’s battle with Revolutionary and then Napoleoni......more

Excellent Read! You can hear the roar of the cannon, feel the concusive forces of strikes and smell the gun powder fill the air. October 21, 1805 "The first broadside of the Royal Sovereign against the Santa Ana put fourteen guns of the Spanish ship out of action and killed or wounded many of the cre......more