Men O' War: Life in Nelson's Navy

by PeterGoodwin (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  2003

  $5.11

  The opening of the film Master and Commander will bring the realities of life in the Navy at the time of the Napoleonic wars to a whole new audience. Based on the first of the best-selling Aubrey/Maturin novels by Patrick O'Brian, and starring Oscar-winner Russell Crowe, it is set to be a blockbuster. Published in conjunction with the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, one of the world's finest Naval museums, Men o'War contains a wealth of illustrations and first-hand accounts. Discover the hardships, the discipline and the dangers of life on board the Royal Navy's warships in the early nineteenth century. Including information on the French and Spanish navies, and an outline of Nelson's career and battles, Men o'War is a complete account of the real world behind the fiction.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2005

  $9.43

  Published to coincide with the bicentenary of Nelson's victory at Trafalgar, Nelson's Men o' War is a fascinating account of the day-to day reality of life at sea during the Napoleonic wars. Endorsed by the world renowned National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, the book contains a wealth of illustrations and first-hand accounts. Discover the hardships, the discipline and the dangers of life on board the Royal Navy's warships in the early nineteenth century. Including an outline of Nelson's career and battles, Nelson's Men o' War vividly brings to life this dramatic period of maritime history.