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War For All the Oceans, The

By: Viking Press

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Viking Press)


Product Info

Title
War For All the Oceans, The
Publisher
Category
Author
Roy Adkins, Lesley Adkins
Publish Year
2007
Pages
534
Dimensions
6.5x9.25x1.75"
NKG Part #
2148121421
Type
Hardcover

Description

Roy Adkins (with his wife Lesley) returns to the Napoleonic War in The War for All the Oceans, a gripping account of the naval struggle that lasted from 1798 to 1815, a period marked at the beginning by Napoleon's seizing power and at the end by the War of 1812. In this vivid and visceral account, Adkins draws on eyewitness records to portray not only the battles but also the details of a sailor's life, shipwrecks, press-gangs, prostitutes, spies, and prisoners of war.