Nelson's Trafalgar: The Battle That Changed the WorldPenguin, 31 oct 2006 - 432 páginas An explosive chronicle of history's greatest sea battle, from the co-author of the forthcoming Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History (March 2018) In the tradition of Antony Beevor's Stalingrad, Nelson's Trafalgar presents the definitive blow-by-blow account of the world's most famous naval battle, when the British Royal Navy under Lord Horatio Nelson dealt a decisive blow to the forces of Napoleon. The Battle of Trafalgar comes boldly to life in this definitive work that re-creates those five momentous, earsplitting hours with unrivaled detail and intensity. |
Índice
| xix | |
| 1 | |
BEFORE THE BATTLE | 13 |
THE STAGE IS SET | 29 |
INTO ACTION | 67 |
FIRST SHOT | 93 |
SECOND STRIKE | 109 |
SLAUGHTER | 138 |
SURRENDER | 180 |
LOST AND WON | 196 |
HURRICANE | 217 |
THE MESSENGERS | 256 |
AFTERMATH | 282 |
FRUITS OF VICTORY | 308 |
HEROES AND VILLAINS | 326 |
VISIONS OF HELL | 156 |
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