| The War for All the Oceans: From Nelson at the Nile to Napoleon at Waterloo Contributor(s): Adkins, Roy (Author), Adkins, Lesley (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143113925 ISBN-13: 9780143113928 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Naval - History | United States - General - History | Western Europe - General |
| Dewey: 940.274 |
| Lexile Measure: 1644 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (1.10 lbs) 576 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A brutal, action-packed account of the sea battles of the Napoleonic War by the author of the bestselling Nelson's Trafalgar and co-author of the forthcoming Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History (March 2018) As he did with his much lauded Nelson's Trafalgar, Roy Adkins (now writing with wife Lesley) again thrusts readers into the perils and thrills of early-nineteenth-century warfare. From its very first page, this is an adventure story--a superb account of the naval war that lasted from Napoleon's seizure of power in 1798 to the War of 1812 with the United States. Providing a ringside seat to the decisive battles, as well as detailed and vivid portraits of sailors and commanders, press-gangs, prostitutes, and spies, The War for All the Oceans is "a rollicking, patriotic account of the Napoleonic wars that will go down well with Master and Commander fans" (The Telegraph). |