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Paperback. Condition: Good. Contributors to The Trafalgar Chronicle are the leading experts in their field. Each volume is themed and this new edition contains a particularly Anglo-American flavour, focusing on North America and North Americans in Nelson's Navy. The articles offer a huge wealth of information and new research.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The curiously named HMS Pickle was the second-smallest British ship in Nelson?s fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. She acquired enduring fame, however, as the ship that carried Lord Collingwood?s dispatch announcing the death, in the midst of battle, of Nelson.A topsail schooner and deemed too small to take part in the line of battle, Pickle and ships like it were essential in the transmission of communication. Relaying messages between admiral and Admiralty, the rapid movement of these ships pioneered an early worldwide web of information that helped secure a British victory over Napoleon.In this revised and updated edition, Captain Peter Hore describes the Pickle?s beginnings as a civilian vessel, her arming for naval use and the pivotal role she played in Admiral Cornwallis?s inshore squadron keeping watch over the French and Spanish. This full and captivating history narrates a colourful story of one small ship and the courage and resolution of her determined crew.…

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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. This is an illustrated history of battleships, their origins and evolution. It covers Pre-Dreadnoughts, Dreadnoughts, battleships and battle cruisers from 1860 onwards. Specification boxes provide at-a-glance information about each ship's country of origin, launch date, size, weight, armament, power, performance and complement. It includes facts and anecdotes about the famous battles and naval operations in which these ships played a role. It features over 550 photographs from naval and military sources worldwide, many rarely seen before. This meticulously researched book begins with a history of the battleship, from the first ironclad woodenhulled ships of the 19th century to the revolutionary Dreadnoughts of World War I and the mighty battleships and battle cruisers of World War II. It includes a country-by-country directory of battleships, with details about each vessel's history, construction, appearance and function. Featuring more than 150 ships - including Dreadnought, Hood, New Jersey, Bismarck and Nagato - and illustrated with over 550 photographs, this is a must-have reference book for everyone interested in the battleships that have helped to make history.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The curiously named HMS Pickle was the second-smallest British ship in Nelson?s fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. She acquired enduring fame, however, as the ship that carried Lord Collingwood?s dispatch announcing the death, in the midst of battle, of Nelson.A topsail schooner and deemed too small to take part in the line of battle, Pickle and ships like it were essential in the transmission of communication. Relaying messages between admiral and Admiralty, the rapid movement of these ships pioneered an early worldwide web of information that helped secure a British victory over Napoleon.In this revised and updated edition, Captain Peter Hore describes the Pickle?s beginnings as a civilian vessel, her arming for naval use and the pivotal role she played in Admiral Cornwallis?s inshore squadron keeping watch over the French and Spanish. This full and captivating history narrates a colourful story of one small ship and the courage and resolution of her determined crew.…

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