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| Preface | xi | |
| Prologue | 1 | |
| Chapter 1 | "Attack, Take, or Destroy" | 11 |
| Chapter 2 | Uncombined Operations | 23 |
| Chapter 3 | Revolution Becomes World War | 37 |
| Chapter 4 | Sea Fights--Classic Style | 53 |
| Chapter 5 | "The World ... Turned Upside Down" | 69 |
| Chapter 6 | Sea Fight--New Style | 87 |
| Chapter 7 | "Heart of Oak" | 99 |
| Chapter 8 | "To Glory We Steer" | 111 |
| Chapter 9 | "Engage the Enemy Closer" | 123 |
| Chapter 10 | "Nelson's Patent Bridge" | 139 |
| Chapter 11 | "A Breeze at Spithead" | 161 |
| Chapter 12 | Proud New Frigates | 181 |
| Chapter 13 | "A Band of Brothers" | 195 |
| Chapter 14 | "Naples Is a Dangerous Place" | 211 |
| Chapter 15 | Of Nelson and the North | 221 |
| Chapter 16 | "To the Shores of Tripoli" | 239 |
| Chapter 17 | "... He Will Not Come by Water" | 259 |
| Chapter 18 | The Long Watch | 273 |
| Chapter 19 | "England Expects ..." | 289 |
| Chapter 20 | "... The Beautiful Precision of Our Fire" | 301 |
| Chapter 21 | Free Trade and Sailors' Rights | 329 |
| Chapter 22 | Tattered Ensigns | 345 |
| Epilogue | 359 | |
| Appendix I | The Composition of the Royal Navy, 1793-1816 | 363 |
| Appendix II | Nelson's Trafalgar Memorandum | 364 |
| Maps | 367 | |
| Bibliography | 371 | |
| Index | 381 |
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
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Ellen Delacruz
reviewed Broadsides on June 10, 2015 Broadsides
A bible for the "fighting sail" fan written by a (the?) expert in history and synthesis of military sailing 1770's - 1812's. has pics, maps, bibliography, cool appendix of brit royal navy of 1793-1823, index of fair.
while using persons/personalities like nelson, john jervis, de grasse, lord rodney, lord howe, john paul jones...lord cochrane (model for jack aubrey books), edward pellew ("horatio hornblower"'s mentor) author also looks at specific battles and campaigns, and the political history of the various nations involved. goes through the 22 year war of brits and france on sea, naval battles of usa revolution, barbary battles, naval battles of 1812.
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