Trafalgar
The Biography of a Battle

A Study of Genius. When Admiral Viscount Nelson attacked Pierre Villeneuve’s fleet off the coast of Cadiz on 21/10/1805 it was master stroke in military genius which led to a complete and glorious victory which in turn had long lasting effects of Britain’s battle with Revolutionary and then Napoleoni......more

Excellent Read! You can hear the roar of the cannon, feel the concusive forces of strikes and smell the gun powder fill the air. October 21, 1805 "The first broadside of the Royal Sovereign against the Santa Ana put fourteen guns of the Spanish ship out of action and killed or wounded many of the cre......more

Roy Adkins' book, "Nelson's Trafalgar," is a detailed well rendered version of the great sea battle that doomed any chance for Napoleon to claim control over the seas and invade Britain. The book is a blow by blow account of the planning for the battle and how the plans for each fleet--the English f......more

A very good book--though not "the equal of Antony Beevor's Stalingrad" as the back cover claims. I think actually what would have improved this to a 5 star rating would be if each chapter focused on the dueling ships in the battle, which is sort of does, but not cohesively. For example, chapters or......more

Thoroughly researched, extraordinarily written. The process of studying the material in this book is very pleasing. I get bored with Naval history sometimes, especially after reading Schom’s book. Nevertheless, Adkins established the Trafalgar battle as something incredibly fascinating, as I rushed......more