Trafalgar

by Clayton, Tim; Craig, Phil

• ISBN13: 9780340830284
• ISBN10: 034083028X
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-04
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Summary

Two hundred years ago, Napoleon Bonaparte dominated Europe and threatened Britain with invasion. Against him stood the Royal Navy and the already legendary Admiral Horatio Nelson. In October 1805, a massive naval battle off the coast of Spain decided mastery of the seas, and over the following days and nights, the battleships and their exhausted crews endured a gale of awesome fury. The authors tell this story through the diaries, letters, and memoirs of the men involved, as well as through the eyes of their wives and children.

Author Biography

Tim Clayton is a specialist in eighteenth-century history; Phil Craig is an award-winning producer of historical television documentaries. The pair have collaborated on two acclaimed books, the bestselling FINEST HOUR and END OF THE BEGINNING.

Table of Contents

Chapter Illustrations	ix
British and Combined Fleets October 1805	xv
Authors' Note	xix
The Miradors of Cadiz	1	(16)
The Plum Pudding in Danger	17	(12)
Our Incomparable Navy	29	(16)
Latouche's Monument	45	(16)
As Smooth as the Lake at Stowe	61	(12)
A la Nelson	73	(16)
Signal Flag Yellow with Blue Fly	89	(16)
Blue Lights	105	(16)
A Forest of Masts	121	(14)
Putting a Good Face on It	135	(18)
Go Through She Shall, By God	153	(18)
Take Your Choice	171	(16)
Incredible Fury on Both Sides	187	(16)
A Mere Matter of Fact	203	(18)
The Edge of Chaos	221	(18)
Death or Victory	239	(16)
The Dangers of a Lee Shore	255	(20)
The Seaman's Last Shift	275	(20)
Cosmao's Sortie	295	(14)
Sink, Burn, and Destroy	309	(16)
The Worst Hurricane I Ever Saw	325	(16)
The Mercy of God	341	(18)
We All Cry for Him	359	(12)
The Empire of the Ocean	371	(12)
Acknowledgements	383	(2)
Notes on Sources	385	(36)
Bibliography	421	(12)
Index	433