Nelson's Trafalgar

The Battle That Changed the World

De: Roy Adkins

Narrado por: John Telfer

An explosive chronicle of history's greatest sea battle, from the coauthor of Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History

In the tradition of Antony Beevor's Stalingrad, Nelson's Trafalgar presents the definitive blow-by-blow account of the world's most famous naval battle, when the British Royal Navy, under Lord Horatio Nelson, dealt a decisive blow to the forces of Napoleon. The Battle of Trafalgar comes boldly to life in this definitive work that recreates those five momentous, earsplitting hours with unrivaled detail and intensity.

©2004 Roy Adkins (P)2021 Tantor

The letters of those who were there.

Pretty solid. A little slow in the beginning and towards the end, but very good.

Splendid and worthwhile

Blurs the line between history and story hour. I couldn't put it down. Coverage both broad and narrow and well performed by the reader. What a chestnut!

Trafalgar

Adkins in his book Nelson’s Trafalgar pulls back the curtain on the story of the battle. The events prior to, during and post battle. The import of Nelson’s death. How this one battle shaped the history of Europe and the fate of Napoleon. Adds real true life memoirs that make OBriens Aubrey and Maturain series that much more wonderful.

Full throated, visceral history.

Incredible. Adkins appears to have pulled from every single eyewitness account of the a have mentioned and uses them to put you squarely in the lower decks of the battleships.

Brings history to life by those who lived it

The inclusion of the accounts and documented feelings of the people who were there really helped punctuate the facts of the events of Trafalgar and the subsequent storm.

Excellent history

Remarkable in detail and without editorial agenda, this account of the battle of Trafalgar is well worth the lesson. The author has an engaging lively style and tells the story with a refreshing just the facts delivery that is rare in these days of bias and opinion.

Not just the battle

this book shall provide the history before and after and gives you a more educated understanding of its cyclical impact on sailors, officers and their subsequent off spring and society in general. Narrated perfectly. cheers Mike

well done and well read.

On kind of a side note was the horrific living conditions that the crew of these ships had to live with. That alone would kill most of a crew today.

Out standing true story of a incredible leader AND a incredible crew.

Exceptionally well researched 

Superb. Excellent history of events leading to Trafalgar, its aftermath, but also the an extensive discussion of the sailing vessels, & its crews in that period. Diaries of multiple officers & men lent unusual authenticity & perspective.

Not exactly what I wanted. Don't start here with Nelson unless you've covered other books about him.

I was hoping to learn more about Nelson in general first, but got a heavy dose of Trafalgar, interspersed with some general history before and after that particular battle. it's a weird contrast of zoomed in and 10,000ft view. I didn't think it really explained enough about Nelson's hero status before the battle.