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Trafalgar: An Eyewitness History (Penguin Classics)
Trafalgar An Eyewitness History - Penguin Classics Author:Tom Pocock On October 21, 1805, Admiral Horatio Nelson dealt a crushing blow to a large French and Spanish fleet, forever dashing Napoleon's hopes of dominating the seas. Edited by Tom Pocock, the world's foremost authority on Nelson, this extraordinary book gathers eyewitness accounts of the historic event, many of which have never before been publish... more »ed. Vivid correspondence and documentation offer glimpses of history in the making, from the two-year campaign leading up to Trafalgar, to the explosive clash itself, to the aftermath of this most famous and strategically important victory.« less