The War for All the Oceans: From Nelson at the Nile to Napoleon at WaterlooA 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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Izvješće korisnika/ca - AlaricBond - LibraryThingThe War for All the Oceans covers all major, and some less well known, naval actions from the latter part of the revolutionary war, to the end of the Napoleonic. As is always the case with the Adkins ... Pročitajte cijelu recenziju
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Izvješće korisnika/ca - hhornblower - LibraryThingA must for all fans of Patrick O'Brian. A very interesting, easy to read history of Britain's navel power in the 18th and 19th centuries. Provides a great overview of the times. Pročitajte cijelu recenziju
Sadržaj
TWO BATTLE OF THE NILE | |
THREE SIEGE OF ACRE | |
FOUR FROM NAPLES TO COPENHAGEN | |
FIVE WAR AND PEACE | |
SIX HOT PRESS | |
SEVEN INVASION FLEET | |
FOURTEEN DISASTER | |
FIFTEEN PRISONERS AND PRIVATEERS | |
NOTES | |
SIXTEEN THE HAND OF PROVIDENCE | |
SEVENTEEN TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY | |
EIGHTEEN THE GREAT MISTAKE | |
NINETEEN UP THE CHESAPEAKE | |
TWENTY STARSPANGLED BANNER | |
EIGHT TURNING POINT | |
NINE IN EVERY | |
TEN CONFLICT AND COMMERCE | |
ELEVEN THE SEA WOLF | |
TWELVE BY LAND AND | |
THIRTEEN THE GRAND EXPEDITION | |
TWENTYONE SWANSONG | |
TWENTYTWO THE TURN OF FORTUNES WHEEL | |
SELECTED READING | |
Ostala izdanja - Prikaži sve
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 |
Uobičajeni izrazi i fraze
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Bibliografski podaci
| Naslov | The War for All the Oceans: From Nelson at the Nile to Napoleon at Waterloo |
| Autori | Roy Adkins, Lesley Adkins |
| Izdanje | ponovljeni tisak |
| Izdavač | Penguin, 2008 |
| ISBN | 1440638624, 9781440638626 |
| Duljina | Broj stranica: 560 |
| Izvezi navode | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |