Trafalgar Captain: Durham of the Defiance: The Man Who Refused to Miss Trafalgar

by Hilary L. Rubinstein and Hilary Rubinstein

The Battle of Trafalgar was the most decisive sea-battle ever fought. The victory in 1805 had checked Napoleon's lingering hopes for an invasion of Britain and smashed Spain's status as a first-class naval power. It brought Britain a mastery of the seas that would last for the next 100 years.Philip Durham was one of the 27 sea captains at Trafalgar. Captain of the Defiance, a 74-gun warship, he narrowly avoided death during one of many furious...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0752434357
• ISBN13: 9780752434353
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Tempus
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"