The War for All the Oceans, (Paperback)

from Richard7920

A stupendous account of the events in the naval theater from a period beginning with the Battle of the Nile in 1798, through Napoleon's diasporic voyage to St. Helena. An entertaining narrative moves in and out of an extensive series of selections from journals and other first-hand accounts. Thin...

from hhornblower

A must for all fans of Patrick O'Brian. A very interesting, easy to read history of Britain's navel power in the 18th and 19th centuries. Provides a great overview of the times.

from hhornblower

A must for all fans of Patrick O'Brian. A very interesting, easy to read history of Britain's navel power in the 18th and 19th centuries. Provides a great overview of the times.

from AlaricBond

The War for All the Oceans covers all major, and some less well known, naval actions from the latter part of the revolutionary war, to the end of the Napoleonic. As is always the case with the Adkins's work, it is meticulously researched, well presented and very hard to put down. Although it is c...

from AlaricBond

The War for All the Oceans covers all major, and some less well known, naval actions from the latter part of the revolutionary war, to the end of the Napoleonic. As is always the case with the Adkins's work, it is meticulously researched, well presented and very hard to put down. Although it is c...