The Fighting Temeraire: The Battle of Trafalgar and the Ship That Inspired J. M. W. Turner's Most Beloved Painting, Paperback - Sam Willis

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Richard Sharpe, travelling home aboard the `Revenant', meets Admiral Nelson and his fleet, on what was a calm October day off Cape Trafalgar.

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Analysis of a crucial battle in British naval historyRe-examines a neglected moment in naval warfareGripping account of this daring attack on the F...

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