Non-Fiction Books
The story of the greatest British naval battle of the Age of Nelson. Renowned historian and novelist Dudley Pope explores the defining moment of the Age of Nelson. His compelling descriptions of the battle itself are backed by a wealth of historical detail, including a chronicle of the preceding year, revealing both the British and the French political motives, and explaining Nelson's strategy and Napoleon's response. Pope creates an intimate portrait of the life in the Royal Navy at its finest hour.
London, 1969, 4to t.tela sovr. ill. col. pp. 255 complet. ill. in nero e a colori.
Describes the military brilliance that accounts for Morgan the Pirate's success in a time when Jamaica depended on self-serving buccaneers for protection against the ships of the failing Spanish Empire