A biographical survey of all the admirals; captains and commanding officers who served with Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar; together with details of the graves and monuments erected to their memory. Nelson's immortal fame has almost completely overshadowed the memory of those who served with him; and with the exception of a few famous names such as Collingwood and Hardy; most of the other commanding officers at Trafalgar are now completely unknown. The bicentenary of the battle; in 2005; offers a unique opportunity to rescue these men from obscurity and celebrate their achievements. The book opens with a chapter on the concept of the Band of Brothers; and looks at how many of the Trafalgar captains had actually served with Nelson before (in fact; very few of them) and highlights some of the main new insights that have emerged as a result of recent research. It then gives brief biographies of each of the thirty-eight officers. Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of the work is the part given over to descriptions of the graves and monuments; with transcriptions of their epitaphs; based on a survey by members of the 1805 Club; and each description will be accompanied by clear directions to enable readers to find and visit them; and specially-commissioned black and white photographs. Part travel book; part biography and a moving testimony to Nelson's faithful captains; this work will appeal to all Nelson enthusiasts and historians as well as to a wider readership inspired by the bicentennial celebrations in 2005.
#440406 in Books Osprey 2011-02-15 2011-02-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.87 x .29 x 7.28l; 2.00 #File Name: 184908341X96 pagesOsprey's study of the B-24 Liberator Units in the CBI Theatre of World War II (1939-1945). Fine first edition trade softcover signed by the author with special card enclosed.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. China-Burma-India LiberatorBy T. HollandThis is an excellent book covering an often forgotten theater of operations and an aircraft that should be much more well known than it is.The CBI(China-Burma-India)theater was a very vital area to the Allies and the Japanese during WWII.The Japanese needed the many valuable resources in China for their heavy industry and had controlled parts of China since the early 30's.Burma was of great value because of its supply routes into China and land routes into India.Once the US and England got involved in WWII China became very valuable because a sizable portion of Japans land forces where stationed there fighting both the Republican and the Communist Chinese(who had agreed not fight each other and focus on the mutual enemy most of the time any way)the allies needed the Japanese to keep troops in China so that they could not be deployed elsewhere.The interesting thing about Allied bombing operations in the CBI was that they focused mainly on hindering the supply capacity of the enemy and not the more typical mission of targeting heavy industry.The other factor that made the CBI unique was that is was at the bottom of Allied lists priority wise so they had to work with less than everyone else not mention the regions very challenging flying conditions.The author did a good job covering all the B-24 units that operated in the CBI and it is interesting to see the photos and the color plates of the aircraft being so far afield meant that units where not too concerned about visitors so the nose art and aircraft names are a bit more daring than what would have been tolerated in other theaters.This is a great book for any fan of the B-24 so if you already like the less famous;ugly;and tricky to fly B-24 then you will enjoy this book.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Interesting book about a little known theater of war.By grandmapegBought this for my husband for Father's Day because his father was a navigator in B24s in CBI. Very little is written about this theater of operations. This helped us to understand what those folks did; especially since like many; Dad spoke very little about the war.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. B-24s bookBy DAVID THOMASThe book on B-24s arrived in very good condition. The book content was not what i expected.
