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Victory vs Redoutable: Ships of the line at Trafalgar 1805 (Duel)

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Late in the morning on October 21, 1805, warships from the British and combined French and Spanish fleets clashed off Cape Trafalgar on the Spanish coast. After a six month game of cat and mouse across the Atlantic, 27 British ships of the line engaged the Allied force of 33 ships of the line. This was a duel of skill, tenacity and bravery as captains and crews battled for mastery of the seas. This book is an opportunity to relive the action at Trafalgar - read the accounts of sailors who were there, and who experienced the sound of scraping cutlasses and bombarding cannons at one of the most important naval engagements of history. Understand how the guns were operated, learn about the training of crews and study the design and development of the incredible ships which dominated naval warfare of the period, as Gregory Fremont-Barnes reveals the revolutionary tactics used by Nelson to secure a victory that saved Britain from the threat of invasion and ensured British naval dominance for over a century.


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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.2745
EAN: 9781846031342
ISBN: 1846031346
Label: Osprey Publishing
Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 80
Publication Date: 2008-05-20
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Release Date: 2008-05-20
Studio: Osprey Publishing


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Summary: The action at Trafalgar comes to life
Comment: Gregory Fremont-Barnes' VICTORY VS. REDOUTABLE: SHIPS OF THE LINE AT TRAFALGAR 1805 covers the combined British, French and Spanish fleets who clashed off Cape Trafalgar on the Spanish coast in a duel of bravery. The action at Trafalgar comes to life in a series of studies of ships, crews, and naval warfare.

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Summary: Another piece of Anglo-centric rubbish....
Comment: I bought the book on the premise that it would examine and discuss the various elements of BOTH the HMS Victory AND the French 74 'Redoutable.' This is NOT what this book is about! Instead, it is the same tired rendition of how wonderful the Royal Navy was of Nelson's time. Yes, we get it, and we have heard it many, many times. But there are TWO sides to every story, and certainly every battle, and it would have been very nice indeed if the authors had bothered to look a LITTLE bit into the French side, their naval architecture, a bit about their navy of the time, and at least, a bit about the actual ship 'Redoutable.' Such an investigation is not impossible, and certainly, there are TRUE experts in this field. What amazes me, beyond words, is that the author did not avail himslef of the services and expertise of that eminent scholar on all things relating to the historic French Navy, Jean Boudriot. Messieur Boudriot is famous for many things, and not the least for his MASSIVE four volume compendium on the 74-gun ship, titled (unsurprisingly) 'The 74 Gun Ship.' In it, every single element you can imagine is available, and certainly, at least SOMETHING of that could have been used in this book. At the very least, I would expect a DRAWING of a standard French 74 of the 'Redoutable' class, if not the 'Redoutable' herself. All in all, a very disappointing book, and for those who expect to see some sort of equal treatment fro both the French and British side, I say AVOID this book, as it is NOT what it proclaims itself to be!

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