This work is the only general developmental history of sail available, so it is certain to have broad appeal. Outstanding art work. H, Book Number B00691. P, Book Number B00149. Also covered is the navy's crucial support of Wellington's Army in the Peninsula War.
Thematic sections feature the skills of the seamen and the lives of prisoners of war.
A fascinating collection of 300 contemporary images from the National Maritime Museum brings to life an often-neglected period of British naval history. The author, Richard Woodman, also writes the Nathaniel Drinkwater novels. H, Book Number B00548. Murder, deceit, and mayhem are all along for the voyage. P, Book Number B00657.