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Nelson's Officers and Midshipmen

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Warrior - Napoleonic

Last Stocked on 9/25/2023

Product Info

Title
Nelson's Officers and Midshipmen
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Author
Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Publish Year
2009
Pages
64
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147402524
MFG. Part #
OSPWAR131
Type
Softcover
Series
WAR131

Description

Filled with the promise of adventure and glory, the Royal Navy of the Napoleonic era enticed hundreds of young men to enlist as officers in its bitter struggle against the French fleet. With some as young as nine, these boys were confronted with the harsh realities of warfare at sea: cramped conditions, ruthless storms and fierce combat. In spite of their youth, these sailors showed enormous courage and valor in the face of battle, their bravery immortalized in the literary works of Patrick O’Brian, C. S. Forester and Alexander Kent. Drawing from letters, poems and personal accounts, this book uncovers the remarkable story of those boys who fought aboard His Majesty’s mighty ships-of-the-line to defend their kingdom against the French.