Fighting sail - Whipple, A. B. C
The Seafarers series
KORTE INHOUD
This volume in The Seafarers recounts the golden age of the Royal Navy in the half-century or so up to and including the Battle of Trafalgar
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Fighting Sail covers the half-century or so up to and including the Battle of Trafalgar. Perhaps Whipple can be criticised for his Anglo-centric bias, but a certain slant was inevitable - this was the golden age of the Royal Navy. Their mighty ships-of-the-line ruled the oceans, and no figure stood taller (metaphorically speaking) than the flawed, captivating Horatio Nelson. A certain concentration on the details of his life and career cannot be avoided
Zeer goede staat, rijkelijk geillustreerd
Zeer goede staat, rijkelijk geillustreerd
