Author: Adkins, Roy A., 1951-
Author: Adkins, Lesley, 1955-
Publication year: 2008
Language: English
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: Little, Brown,
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 9781408700549 (hbk.) : 1408700549 (hbk.) :
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-413) and index.
Extent: l, 429 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Description: The Royal Navy to which Admiral Lord Nelson sacrificed his life depended on thousands of sailors and marines to man the great wind-powered wooden warships. Drawn from all over Britain and beyond, often unwillingly, these ordinary men made the navy invincible through skill, courage and sheer determination.