Nelson's Victory: 101 Questions and Answers about HMS Victory, Nelson's Flagship at Trafalgar: 101 Questions & Answers About HMS Victory, Nelson's Flagship at Trafalgar 1805 - Hardcover

Goodwin, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1591146151 ISBN 13: 9781591146155

Verlag: U S NAVAL INST PR, 2004

Inhaltsangabe

<p>With the approach of the 200th anniversary of the Royal Navy's greatest battle off Cape Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, much attention is being given to the most tangible symbol of that epic engagement--Nelson's fully preserved flagship HMS <i>Victory</i>. Noted historian Peter Goodwin, Keeper and Curator of <i>Victory</i>, offers a fresh approach to the subject in this book by delving into the workings of the famed ship with a lively question-and-answer format based on thousands of inquiries submitted by visitors and historians alike. Selecting 101 of the most intriguing questions, Goodwin provides full and detailed responses on the types of wood used in building <i>Victory</i>, why she was named <i>Victory</i>, her longest voyage, the amount of shot fired from her guns at Trafalgar, and when her career as a fighting ship ended. This new volume will be enjoyed by age-of-sail buffs and researchers seeking a new reference work on the only surviving line-of-battle ship of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.</p>

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Peter Goodwin is widely acknowledged as one of the leading writers on the sailing warship. His published titles include the classic The Construction and Fitting of the Sailing Man of War.

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• Verlag: U S NAVAL INST PR
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1591146151
• ISBN 13: 9781591146155
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 112
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