Description: Hardcover. Published by Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, 1997. First American Edition. Editor is Robert Gardiner. Book and dust jacket are in brand new condition, never read. 192 pages, heavily illustrated. Trafalgar, the most famous and most strategically significant victory in the age of sail, was not an isolated event. Rather it was the culmination of a campaign that began as soon as war was resumed in May 1803 and aimed ultimately at the invasion of Great Britain. To this end Napoleon attempted by ruse and elaborately disguised maneuvers to bring his scattered and blockaded squadrons together for long enough to give him command of the Channel, which he fondly believed was all that was necessary to ensure a successful landing.Therefore this period becomes a perfect demonstration of the workings of seapower and reveals that, however great a strategic genius on land, Napoleon never really grasped the principles of British maritime defense, gleaned as it was from over two hundred years' experience. This is not to say that the invasion threat was treated lightly, although some of the rumored devices belong to the world of science fiction; on the other hand the anti-invasion operations included the first use of such futuristic weapons as torpedoes and rockets.
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Features: 1st American Edition, Dust Jacket
Subjects: History & Military
Format: Hardcover
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Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Number of Pages: 192
Topic: The Age of Sail, Military, British Military History, Military History, Napoleonic Wars, Navy
Book Series: Chatham Pictorial Histories
Era: 1800s
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Ex Libris: No
Edition: First Edition
Language: English
Publication Year: 1997
Book Title: Chatham Pictorial Histories: The Campaign of Trafalgar, 1803-1805
Intended Audience: Adults
Author: Robert Gardiner (editor)
Original Language: English
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
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Genre: History, Military
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