Gregory Fremont-Barnes - Victory vs Redoutable: Ships of the line at Trafalgar 1805
Late
in the morning on 21 October 1805, warships from the British and
combined French and Spanish fleets clashed off Cape Trafalgar on the
Spanish coast. After a six month game of cat and mouse across the
Atlantic, 27 British ships of the line engaged the Allied force of 33
ships of the line. This was a duel of skill, tenacity and bravery as
captains and crews battled for mastery of the seas. This book is an
opportunity to relive the action at Trafalgar - read the accounts of
sailors who were there, and who experienced the sound of scraping
cutlasses and bombarding cannons at one of the most important naval
engagements of history. Understand how the guns were operated, learn
about the training of crews and study the design and development of the
incredible ships which dominated naval warfare of the period, as Gregory
Fremont-Barnes reveals the revolutionary tactics used by Nelson to
secure a victory that saved Britain from the threat of invasion and
ensured British naval dominance for over a century.
