The Terror Before Trafalgar: Nelson, Napoleon, and the Secret War - Hardcover

Pocock, Tom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393057763 ISBN 13: 9780393057768

Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2003

Synopsis

Napoleon's threated invasion of England is examined in great detail, revealing a "secret war" being waged between the two powers employing spies and new weapons.

About this title

About the Author:

Author of eight books on Nelson, Tom Pocock has also written biographies of Captain Marryat, Rider Haggard, and Alan Moorehead. He lives in London.

From Booklist:

Pocock, who has eight books on Lord Nelson to his credit, offers a gripping account of the four years leading up to one of the pivotal events of European history: the Battle of Trafalgar, the last great battle of sailing warships. Napoleon, ever intent on conquering anything in his path, planned to cross the English Channel and march into London. At the outset of this book, little hope is held that the British could stop him. But Pocock presents a cast of figures who created insurmountable roadblocks in Napoleon's way, including Nelson himself, who blockaded the French at sea for two years, all the while pining for his mistress, Emma Hamilton. Pocock painstakingly relates these events through diaries, letters, and newspaper articles, culminating in the great sea battle at Trafalgar that finally rid England of the fear of French invasion, while sadly taking the life of its greatest sea commander. This is a fine addition to the literature on this era. Allen Weakland
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About this edition

• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0393057763
• ISBN 13: 9780393057768
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 255