The Campaign of Trafalgar 1803-1805 (Chatham Pictories Histories)
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Book Description
Trafalgar, the most famous and most strategically significant victory in the age of sail, was not an isolated event. Rather it was the culmination of a campaign that began as soon as war was resumed in May 1803 and aimed ultimately at the invasion of Great Britain. To this
end Napoleon attempted by ruse and elaborately disguised manoeuvres to bring his scattered and blockaded squadrons together for long enough to give him command of the Channel, which he fondly believed was all that was necessary to ensure a successful landing.
Therefore, this period becomes a perfect demonstration of the workings of seapower and reveals that, however great a strategic genius on land, Napoleon never really grasped the principles of
British maritime defense, gleaned as it was from over two hundred years' experience. This is
not to say that the invasion threat was treated lightly, although some of the rumored devices
belong to the world of science fiction' on the other hand the anti-invasion operations included
the first use of such futuristic weapons as torpedoes and rockets. Little of the naval warfare of this period is not in some way connected with the main campaign, and this volume is devoted to the great wars of 1793-1815, charts all the major naval events of 1803 to 1805, including
America's first full-bloodied naval war, with the Barbary States.
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About the Author
ROBERT GARDINER is the author of a number of works on sailing warships.
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The Campaign of Trafalgar 1803-1805 (Chatham Pictories Histories),National Maritime Museum (Great Britain),Robert Gardiner,Roger Morriss,Chatham Publishing,1861760280,History,History - Military / War,Military,Military - Napoleonic Wars,Military - Other,Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815,Naval History - Modern,Naval operations,Trafalgar, Battle of, 1805,World - General,British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900,European history: c 1750 to c 1900,Maritime history,Naval forces & warfare,Spain,United Kingdom, Great Britain,c 1800 to c 1900
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