Napoleons Lost Fleet

Author : Laura Foreman
Publisher : Times Books
ISBN 13 : 9781563318313
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Napoleon's Lost Fleet written by Laura Foreman and published by Times Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lavishly illustrated companion volume to a Discovery Channel special discusses the dramatic Battle of the Nile, an epic confrontation between Napoleon's fleet and British Admiral Nelson, a conflict that devastated the entire French navy. TV tie-in.

Author : Discovery Communications Inc. Staff
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 9780812932812
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Napoleon's Lost Fleet written by Discovery Communications Inc. Staff and published by Crown. This book was released on 1999-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Marc Songini
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1466858338
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lost Fleet written by Marc Songini and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arctic disasters, rogue whales, ambush by Confederate ships--the true saga of one captain's struggle to survive the demise of the Yankee whaling fleet It's the mid-ninteenth century and the American whaling fleet is struck by one hammer blow after the other. Yankee whalers are contending with icebergs, storms, rogue whales, sharks, hostile natives, and disease. Many whalers give up the life—but some carry on the vocation. One such man is a captain from Connecticut, Thomas William Williams. Not only does he go out on voyage after voyage, he even takes on board with him his tiny wife, Eliza, and his infant son and daughter. The Lost Fleet's thrilling narrative recounts Williams' remarkable career, including a daring escape from the Confederate cruiser Alabama and a daring rescue and salvage of lost ships off Alaska's coast. Songini has crafted a historical masterpiece in recording a family saga, a true narrative of adventure and death on the high seas, and a detailed and well-researched look at the demise of Yankee whaling.

Author : Max Adams
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trafalgar's Lost Hero written by Max Adams and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-08-05 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This surprising treat for lovers of naval history and real-life adventure traces Collingwood's exploits from his harsh coming of age at sea through his storied service in the American Revolution to the long and bitter struggle with Napoleon. Collingwood emerges as a wily and daring commander who was at his steely-eyed best when outgunned by the enemy. His coolness under fire is revealed in lively accounts of his rescuing Nelson from destruction and the entrapment of a 26-ship enemy fleet with a tiny, four-vessel squadron. At Trafalgar, he was seen calmly munching an apple as he led his squadron, guns blazing, into furious battle. It was Collingwood, himself devastated by the loss, who delivered the news of Nelson's death to a nation stunned by the tragic price of victory.".

Author : J. David Markham
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118070143
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Napoleon For Dummies written by J. David Markham and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-05-04 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains his influence on the military, law, politics, and religion Get the real story of Napoleon Bonaparte Not sure what's true about Napoleon? This easy-to-follow guide gets past the stereotypes and introduces you to this extraordinary man's beginnings, accomplishments, and famous romances. It traces Napoleon's rise from Corsican military cadet to Emperor of the French, chronicles his military campaigns, explains the mistakes that led to his removal from power, and explores his lasting impact on Europe and the world. Discover * How Napoleon built -- and lost -- an empire * The forces that influenced him * Why he created the Napoleonic Code * The inside story on Josephine * How he helped shape modern-day Europe

Author : Gareth Glover
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1526715880
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Forgotten War Against Napoleon written by Gareth Glover and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The campaigns fought against Napoleon in the Iberian peninsula, in France, Germany, Italy and Russia and across the rest of Europe have been described and analyzed in exhaustive detail, yet the history of the fighting in the Mediterranean has rarely been studied as a separate theater of the conflict. Gareth Glover sets this right with a compelling account of the struggle on land and at sea for control of a region that was critical for the outcome of the Napoleonic Wars. The story of this twenty-year conflict is illustrated with numerous quotes from a large number of primary sources, many of which are published here for the first time.

Author : Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781846035807
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nile 1798 written by Gregory Fremont-Barnes and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Osprey's examination of one of the great sea battles of the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802). On the night of August 1, 1798, a British fleet under the command of Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson met a French fleet under the command of Admiral François-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers. By morning the British had won a near-complete victory: only two of the 13 French ships-of-the-line escaped and the rest were either captured or destroyed. It was the first major independent victory of Nelson's career but more importantly it crippled the French effort in Africa by denying them access to the suplies and support from the sea.

Author : The 1715 Fleet Society LLC
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578187921
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Treasures of a Lost Fleet written by The 1715 Fleet Society LLC and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ted Gott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780724103553
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Napoleon written by Ted Gott and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This panoramic volume tells the story of French art, culture and life from the 1770s to the 1820s: the first French voyages of discovery to Australia, the stormy period of social change with the outbreak of the French Revolution, and the rise to power of the young Napoleon Bonaparte and his wife Josephine.

Author : Alan Axelrod
Publisher : Union Square + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1402788932
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Napoleon, CEO written by Alan Axelrod and published by Union Square + ORM. This book was released on 2011-07-05 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at the leadership style of the brilliant military strategist who also laid the administrative and judicial foundations for much of Western Europe. In this fascinating book, historian and bestselling business author Alan Axelrod takes an in-depth look at this much-studied historical figure in a new way, exploring six areas that constitute the core of what made Napoleon Bonaparte a legendary military and political leader: Audacity, Vision, Empathy, Strategy, Logistics, and Tactics. Within these areas, Axelrod formulates approximately sixty lessons framed in military analogies, valuable for anyone who aspires to leadership—whether in the boardroom or the Oval Office.