Reviews for Treasures of the British Museum

The average rating for Treasures of the British Museum based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-12-25 00:00:00 Davidson Li Howarth is concise, clear prose stylist with a sympathetic eye and a distaste for anachronism - especially of the progressive triumphalist kind. This book is an excellent introduction to the age of Wooden Ships and Iron Men by way of a famous battle and a famous man.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-12-06 00:00:00 James E Best I've read several histories of the battle of Trafalgar Howarth's book was the most interesting and the clearest chronologically. In addition to filling out the background on Nelson and the necessity of the battle from both French/Spanish and British sides, the author described the historic significance of the battle. It includes diagrams of the locations of vessels in the two fleets as the fight progresses. All in all an excellent account and very well written. Highly recommended.