The victory at Trafalgar marked the beginning of nine years of expansion and domination by the Royal Navy right across the globe. This book charts the events of those years; including the Battle of San Domingo in 1806; the attack on Copenhagen in 1807 and the capture of the French base on Mauritius in 1810. Also covered is the Navy's crucial support of Wellington's army in the Peninsula War. Thematic sections of the book feature the skills of the seaman and the lives of prisoners of war. The prints and drawings collection of the National Maritime Museum is the source for the 300 contemporary illustrations.
#9695655 in Books 2000Format: ImportOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 .69 x 8.57 x 11.99l; #File Name: 1857532716144 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Bobvery pleased4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Very Useful and High Quality CompendiumBy El CutacheroCollectors and Historians have long been fascinated with the seemingly endless variations of insignia; badges; and decorations and medals awarded to the members of both the civil and military personnel of the Germany of the Nazi era. These have been avidly collected since I was a child. But before that the emphasis was on the German Army of the Imperial period from 1870s to 1918.Though much of that material is now gone due to the ravages of the last eighty some years and the surviving bits are mainly in museums; some occassionally comes out of an attic or dusty cellar trunk when great grandad's property is sold.This book will be essential to anyone who has a rational plan for collecting this material. It is a distillation of the German Army's Order of Battle;and wartime histories; and contains tables; lists; and detailed descriptions of all the insignia and orders of clothing worn and the individual equipment carried. Other works should be consulted for the details of small arms; ordnance; and aircraft. This book focuses on the individual soldier.As with all the books in this series I have seen; the use of color plates and the large magazine size format combine to make it a pleasure to peruse and consult again and again. Not a book to be read straight through and forgotten but one to dip into now and again.10 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Excellent book!By Dan TurbanThis is a great book for those who are interested in the German Imperial Army. It contains historical info on the uniforms and weapons used by the German Soldat of WWI. I was disappointed to find not many colour photos of the equipment and uniforms; however; this book makes up by its large amount of period photos of soliders and its few colour photos it does have which are excellent.
