Broadsides
Subtitle: The Age of Fighting Sail 1775 1815
Publisher: Castle Books
Published: June 30, 2005
Place of publication: Edison, NJ
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780785820222
Subjects: Maritime history; c 1700 to c 1800; Military - General; History; History - Military / War; Military; Military - Naval; 18th century; 19th century; Naval history, Modern
First sentence: BLASTED DOWN BY the hammer of the sea, the handful of ships buried themselves to their hawseholse in the long Atlantic swells, only to rise again, white foam exploding over their bows.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: Attack, take, or destroy; title: Uncombined operations; title: Revolution becomes world war; title: Sea fights : classic style; title: The world turned upside down; title: Sea fight : new style; title: Heart of oak; title: To glory we steer; title: Engage the enemy closer; title: Nelson's patent bridge; title: A breeze at Spithead; title: Proud new frigates; title: A band of brothers; title: Naples is a dangerous place; title: Of Nelson and the North; title: To the shores of Tripoli; title: He will not come by water; title: The long watch; title: England expects; title: The beautiful precision of our fire; title: Free trade and sailors' rights; title: Tattered ensigns; title: Epilogue; title: Appendix 1 : The composition of the Royal Navy, 1793-1816; title: Appendix 2 : Nelson's Trafalgar Memorandum