The War for All the Oceans: From Nelson at the Nile to Napoleon at WaterlooPenguin, 29. srp 2008. - Broj stranica: 576 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). |
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SIEGE OF ACRE | 39 |
FROM NAPLES TO COPENHAGEN | 60 |
WAR AND PEACE | 82 |
HOT PRESS | 103 |
INVASION FLEET | 125 |
BY LAND AND SEA | 243 |
THE GRAND EXPEDITION | 269 |
DISASTER | 293 |
PRISONERS AND PRIVATEERS | 315 |
THE HAND OF PROVIDENCE | 334 |
TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY | 356 |
THE GREAT MISTAKE | 372 |
UP THE CHESAPEAKE | 396 |
TURNING POINT | 150 |
IN EVERY SEA | 172 |
CONFLICT AND COMMERCE | 198 |
THE SEA WOLF | 220 |
STARSPANGLED BANNER | 419 |
SWANSONG | 444 |
THE TURN OF FORTUNES WHEEL | 463 |
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The War for All the Oceans: From Nelson at the Nile to Napoleon at Waterloo Roy Adkins,Lesley Adkins Ograničeni pregled - 2008 |
The War For All The Oceans: From Nelson at the Nile to Napoleon at Waterloo Roy Adkins,Lesley Adkins Pregled nije dostupan - 2011 |
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