In the Hour of Victory: The Royal Navy at War in the Age of Nelson

by Sam Willis

Book Overview

When Napoleon eventually died in exile, the Lords of the Admiralty ordered that the original dispatches from seven major fleet battles--The Glorious First of June (1794), St Vincent (1797), Camperdown (1797), The Nile (1798), Copenhagen (1801), Trafalgar (1805), and San Domingo (1806)--should be gathered together and presented to the nation. These letters, written by Britain's admirals, captains, surgeons, and boatswains and sent back home in the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393243141
• ISBN13: 9780393243147
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 2.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.1" x 9.6"