Trafalgar

The Untold Story Of The Greatest Sea Battle In History.

A brilliant page-turning account of the most famous sea fight in history.

Nicholas Best is a master story teller, the author of several highly successful novels as well as serious history books. He was the Financial Times fiction critic for ten years and reviews regularly for the Sunday Times and TLS. In his hands the story of Trafalgar comes to life as never before. Beginning with a vivid recreation of Napoleon's army assembling at Boulogne for the invasion of England, he tells how the French fleet joined with their Spanish allies and set out for a decisive battle with the Royal Navy. Following events through the eyes of eyewitnesses on the gun deck as well as the admirals' cabins, he takes us to the Mediterranean and the West Indies and back to the coast of Spain as the rival fleets manoeuvre for advantage. Then follows his gripping minute-by-minute account of the actual battle: a truly murderous affair as the rival fleets trade cannon shots at point blank range. For the fans of Master and Commander, this combines absolute authenticity with real page-turning style.