The Naval Chronicle

The Naval Chronicle
Author: John Jones
Publisher:
Total Pages: 568
Release: 1813
Genre: Naval art and science
ISBN:

Contains a general and biographical history of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom; with a variety of original papers on nautical subjects, under the guidance of several literary and professional men.

Nelson's Trafalgar

Nelson's Trafalgar
Author: Roy Adkins
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2006-10-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780143037958

An explosive chronicle of history's greatest sea battle, from the co-author of the forthcoming Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History (March 2018) In the tradition of Antony Beevor's Stalingrad, Nelson's Trafalgar presents the definitive blow-by-blow account of the world's most famous naval battle, when the British Royal Navy under Lord Horatio Nelson dealt a decisive blow to the forces of Napoleon. The Battle of Trafalgar comes boldly to life in this definitive work that re-creates those five momentous, earsplitting hours with unrivaled detail and intensity.

The War for All the Oceans

The War for All the Oceans
Author: Roy Adkins
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 580
Release: 2008-07-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780143113928

A brutal, action-packed account of the sea battles of the Napoleonic War by the author of the bestselling Nelson’s Trafalgar and co-author of the forthcoming Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History (March 2018) As he did with his much lauded Nelson’s Trafalgar, Roy Adkins (now writing with wife Lesley) again thrusts readers into the perils and thrills of early-nineteenth-century warfare. From its very first page, this is an adventure story--a superb account of the naval war that lasted from Napoleon’s seizure of power in 1798 to the War of 1812 with the United States. Providing a ringside seat to the decisive battles, as well as detailed and vivid portraits of sailors and commanders, press-gangs, prostitutes, and spies, The War for All the Oceans is “a rollicking, patriotic account of the Napoleonic wars that will go down well with Master and Commander fans” (The Telegraph).

The Naval Chronicle, for 1806, Vol. 15

The Naval Chronicle, for 1806, Vol. 15
Author:
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 570
Release: 2016-08-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781333413545

Excerpt from The Naval Chronicle, for 1806, Vol. 15: Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, With a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects; From January to June To some persons our pages have on the contrary given offence, for what they term an uniform sacri fice of praise, and of undue commendation, to officers who did not merit it. To this we must reply: that every man has two characters; and surely bls biogra piler may be allowed to select the most favourable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Nelson's Mediterranean Command

Nelson's Mediterranean Command
Author: Denis Orde
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2014-11-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 1783462906

In 1798 Napoleon Bonaparte, who was all but Master of Europe, assembled a formidable expeditionary force at Toulon. While its purpose was unknown there was every reason to believe that Great Britain was its destination and the Nation was on invasion alert.??The overwhelming British priority was for a fleet to be assembled and sent to the Mediterranean to destroy this threat before the French force could set sail.??The burning issue was which of four Royal Naval flag officers should command this vital mission? The strong field in order of seniority was Admiral The Earl St Vincent, Rear Admirals Sir William Parker, Sir John Orde and Sir Horatio Nelson. The choice of Nelson who went on the win the Battle of Nice provoked great anger and even a challenge by Orde for a duel, only prevented buy the King's intervention.??Nelson's and Orde's acrimonious relationship erupted in the months before the Battle of Trafalgar and is well documented in this fascinating book.

The Trafalgar Chronicle

The Trafalgar Chronicle
Author: Sean Heuvel
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2021-01-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 1526759632

In essays that are “entertaining and, at times, fascinating” The 1805 Club’s journal examines how art, literature, and film portray the Georgian Navy (Pirates and Privateers). The Trafalgar Chronicle is a prime source of information as well as the publication of choice for new research about the Georgian Navy, sometimes also loosely referred to as ‘Nelson’s Navy’, though its scope reaches out to include all the sailing navies of the period. In this 2020 issue, the feature article, by Gerald Stulc, MD, analyzes film depictions and portraits of Horatio Nelson, throughout his service and after his death, comparing these images to the clinical realities of Nelson’s injuries in battle. Additional theme-related contributions include the story behind the most famous paintings of Nelson’s death; how Tobias Smollet wrote a novel revealing the unhygienic and inhumane medical care aboard Royal Navy ships of the day; the rise of the fouled anchor motif; modern-day naval historical fiction portrayals of women in the era of Nelson; and whimsical drawings of Nelson in caricature and cartoon. In the tradition of recent editions of The Trafalgar Chronicle, this issue contains biographical sketches of Royal Navy contemporaries of Nelson including Sir Andrew Pellet Green, Commander James Pearl, Captain John Houghton Marshall, and Captain Ralph Willet Miller, and Sir Home Popham. Each made a unique contribution to Britain’s victories at sea. Of more general interest to readers, the 2020 issue provides articles about the role of Spain in the American Revolution, new revelations about Cornwallis’ children that he fathered while stationed in the Caribbean, and how the American War for Independence influenced Royal Navy operations in the War of 1812.

The Naval Chronicle: Volume 23, January-July 1810

The Naval Chronicle: Volume 23, January-July 1810
Author: James Stanier Clarke
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 576
Release: 2010-09-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1108018629

Volume 23 of the Naval Chronicle (1810) focuses on the unsuccessful Walcheren Campaign of 1809 and the capture of Guadeloupe.