(Hardback)

A life of Nelson from his early years, the conditions in the Navy at that time, his complex personal life, his naval battles before Trafalgar, the battle of Trafalgar in detail and his legacy in myth, film and propaganda. With 2005 being the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar, this is a timely reappraisal of Nelson, the myth and the man.

(Paperback)

Images of WWI in the popular consciousness normally involve the bloody attrition of trench warfare, the miles of mud, the shattered earth, the tangled miles of barbed wire. However there was another significant arena of war - the battle for control of the sea....