A superbly researched, gripping account of the most important naval battle in British history, which thwarted Napoleon at sea and created a national hero in Nelson
21 October 1805: Britain, under Nelson, mastered the sea for six hours, annihilating her French and Spanish opponents. In Trafalgar: The Biography of a Battle, Roy Adkins embraces the battle, its prelude and its aftermath, in a narrative that is at once scholarly and breathtakingly exciting.
‘At least the equal to Stalingrad in blood, pace and telling detail’ Independent on Sunday
‘Masterful… a compelling account’ Bernard Cornwell, Mail on Sunday
‘First-rate… quite fascinating and filled with glimpses of the humanity of the men who fought so coolly yet ferociously’ Allan Mallinson, Spectator
21 October 1805: Britain, under Nelson, mastered the sea for six hours, annihilating her French and Spanish opponents. In Trafalgar: The Biography of a Battle, Roy Adkins embraces the battle, its prelude and its aftermath, in a narrative that is at once scholarly and breathtakingly exciting.
‘At least the equal to Stalingrad in blood, pace and telling detail’ Independent on Sunday
‘Masterful… a compelling account’ Bernard Cornwell, Mail on Sunday
‘First-rate… quite fascinating and filled with glimpses of the humanity of the men who fought so coolly yet ferociously’ Allan Mallinson, Spectator
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Reviews
Masterful... a compelling account
Blazing... also boasts a welcome twist to the genre with a lacing of black humour... At least the equal to Stalingrad in blood, pace and telling detail
[Adkins's] painstaking digging, sifting, arranging and questioning take him everywhere on Nelson's fleet ... His account of the battle is a gripping album of snapshots from the quarterdecks and gun decks of the ships themselves ... A most eclectic but engagi
Well-written and makes good use of first-hand accounts
The blazing TRAFALGAR is at least the equal of STALINGRAD in blood, pace and detail, but it also boasts a welcome twist to the genre with a lacing of black humour
Masterful in explaining why Nelson's men were so much more efficient ... Adkins has written a compelling account
First-rate... quite fascinating and filled with glimpses of the humanity of the men who fought so coolly yet ferociously. His account of the battle is a gripping album of snapshots from the quarterdecks and gundecks of the ships themselves. Truly it is a most eclectic, engaging book