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In the Hour of Victory - The Royal Navy at War in the Age of Nelson by Sam Willis
Category: History
When Napoleon eventually died in exile, the Lords of the Admiralty ordered that the original dispatches from seven major fleet battles--The Glorious First of June (1794), St Vincent (1797), Camperdown (1797), The Nile (1798), Copenhagen (1801), Trafalgar (1805), and San Domingo (1806)--should be gathere ...Show more
Shipwreck: A History of Disasters at Sea by Sam Willis
Category: Non-Fiction
Shipwrecks have captured our imagination for centuries. Here acclaimed historian Sam Willis traces the astonishing tales of ships that have met with disastrous ends, along with the ensuing acts of courage, moments of sacrifice and episodes of villainy that inevitably occurred in the extreme conditions. ...Show more
Shipwreck : A history of disasters at sea by Sam Willis
Category: Non-Fiction
The discovery of shipwrecks has unveiled the remarkable stories behind the vessels and the lives of the people that sailed on them. Some, however, are shrouded in mystery, never having been raised from the depths of the sea: Henry VIII's flagship the Mary Rose, now on display in Portsmouth, offers an in ...Show more
Spanish Armada["A Ladybird Expert Book The"] by Alice Roberts; Sam Willis
Category: History | Series: Ladybird Expert Ser.
Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, The Spanish Armada is an accessible and authoritative introduction to one of the most important naval battles in history and one of the most extraordinary historical tales ever told. Written by award-winning British historian, archaeologist, and broadcaster Sam Wi ...Show more
The Admiral Benbow: The Life and Times of a Naval Legend by Sam Willis
Category: Military | Series: Hearts of Oak Trilogy
Admiral John Benbow was an English naval hero, a fighting sailor of ruthless methods but indomitable courage. Benbow was a man to be reckoned with. In 1702, however, when Benbow engaged a French squadron off the Spanish main, other ships in his squadron failed to support him. His leg shattered by a cann ...Show more
The Battle of the Nile (A Ladybird Expert Book) by Sam Willis
Category: Gift | Series: Ladybird Expert Ser.
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The "Fighting Temeraire": Legend of Trafalgar by Sam Willis
Category: History | Series: Hearts of Oak Trilogy
Secondhand. J.M.W. Turner's The Fighting Temeraire Tugged to her Last Berth to be Broken Up (1838) was his masterpiece. Sam Willis tells the real-life story behind this remarkable painting. The 98-gun Temeraire warship broke through the French and Spanish line directly astern of Nelson's flagship Victo ...Show more
The Glorious First of June: Fleet Battle in the Reign of Terror by Sam Willis
Category: Military | Series: Hearts of Oak Trilogy
Secondhand. France, early summer 1794. The French Revolution has been hijacked by the extreme Jacobins and is in the grip of The Terror. While the guillotine relentlessly takes the heads of innocents, two vast French and British fleets meet in the mid-Atlantic following a week of skirmishing. After fie ...Show more
The Struggle for Sea Power: A Naval History of American Independence by Sam Willis; James Nightingale (Editor)
Category: History
LONGLISTED FOR THE HESSELL TILTMAN PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE MEDIA MARITIME AWARDS SHORTLISTED FOR THE MILITARY HISTORY MONTHLY BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD With a cast of swaggering swashbuckling characters, The Struggle for Sea Power charts the greatest war in the age of sail. For the first time, Sam Will ...Show more
The Struggle for Sea Power: The Royal Navy vs the World, 1775-1782 by Sam Willis
Category: Military
LONGLISTED FOR THE HESSELL TILTMAN PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE MEDIA MARITIME AWARDSSHORTLISTED FOR THE MILITARY HISTORY MONTHLY BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD With a cast of swaggering swashbuckling characters, The Struggle for Sea Power charts the greatest war in the age of sail. For the first time, Sam Willis ...Show more