| Nelson's Sailors Contributor(s): Fremont-Barnes, Gregory (Author), Noon, Steve (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1841769061 ISBN-13: 9781841769066 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2005 Annotation: Drawing on many contemporary sources and eyewitness accounts, this book examines the lives of the ordinary sailors of the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1793-1815), detailing their attitudes, duties, comforts, hardships, vices and virtues. The popular image of the British sailor of this time is of a press-ganged wretch living off weevil-infested food, motivated only by prize money and facing constant hazards aboard a floating hell, where discipline was maintained by the lash. The extent to which this enduring image accords with reality is revealed here. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Naval - History | Military - Napoleonic Wars - History | Europe - France |
| Dewey: 359.009 |
| Series: Warrior |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 7.36" W x 9.76" (0.50 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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Contributor Bio(s): Noon, Steve: - Steve Noon was born in Kent, UK, and attended art college in Cornwall. He's had a life-long passion for illustration, and since 1985 has worked as a professional artist. He has provided award-winning illustrations for the publishers Dorling Kindersley, where his interest in historical illustration began. Steve has illustrated over 30 books for Osprey. |