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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2006
Description
Covering large fleet actions, the attempts to destroy the French invasion flotilla, many duels between pairs of ships and small groups of ships, and feats of daring, this title presents an account of the action-packed years of British naval history, during the period of 1800-15.
Author
Publisher
Adlard Coles Nautical
Pub. Date
2005
Description
Britain is an island nation, and much of the land's history has been influenced by the seas and those who have conquered them. This book celebrates British maritime history, featuring the harbours, famous ships and sailors who have became part of British folklore.
8) Nelson
Author
Series
Publisher
Usborne
Pub. Date
2005
Description
Minna Lacey writes the remarkable story of Horatio Nelson, one of the greatest naval commanders of all time, from boy sailor to beloved national hero. The book is packed with colour images, diagrams, maps, and a cutaway of Nelson's most famous ship - HMS Victory.
Author
Series
Publisher
Book House
Pub. Date
2005
Description
An ideal text for shared/guided reading for Key Stage 2 pupils within the framework of the National Literacy Strategy, this book provides an insight into exploration in the 16th century, including what it was like on board ship; weather conditions you would have to face; and the acts of piracy committed during the voyage.
Author
Publisher
Chatham
Pub. Date
2006
Description
The popular image of food at sea in the age of sail is one of rotting meat and weevily biscuits. Building on recent research, the author shows how the sailor's official diet was better than what he could expect on land, and was more than enough to sustain him on active duty.
Author
Series
John Pearce volume 14
Description
1796: Lieutenant John Pearce is going home aboard a hospital ship crammed with human cargo. But added to the difficulties of insufficient ballast to match the heavy swells of the Mediterranean in midwinter, Pearce must also avoid capture by an Algerine warship. His problems soon mount when in attempting to steer his disparate band of friends, the Pelicans, clear of being pressed into service aboard a British frigate, the group risk being hanged for...