Brian Lavery

What was it really like to be at sea in the Navy with Nelson? Were the sailors excited about the Battle of Trafalgar, or suffering scurvy? How did life compare between those of a high range, and those who served them? What were conditions like below the decks, living among the rats and the filth? How did you cope if you suffered from sea sickness? This book takes you back in time to see, hear, smell and taste what life was really like for these brave...

Pull-out pages and lift-up tabs present a history of sea-going vessels, from the invention of rafts to the new technologies of today's luxury liners, in a text that reveals details of the world's iconic ships through its liftable flaps and ten two-stage sliders that pull out.

Presents an illustrated chronicle of the history of ships from ancient times to the global age, with notes on ship construction, life at sea, and the use of ships for exploration, trade, military action, and pleasure travel, and brief profiles of notable seafaring people.

Presents a career biography of British naval leader Horatio Lord Nelson, following his rise through the ranks from his first peacetime posting at the age of twelve to his heroic death at the Battle of Trafalgar.

"The Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 was the most famous in the age of sail, and the last in the long series between Britain and France. It is famous, too, for the death of Horatio Nelson, one of Britain's greatest naval heroes, whose tactical genius and leadership saved Britain from invasion by Napoleon's fleet." "Brian Lavery of the National Maritime Museum takes the reader through the dramatic story of a pivotal battle in British history. Using previously...

"[This book] is compiled from authentic leaflets and pamphlets issued during the Second World War to a public threatened by German bombers and the prospect of invasion. This timely publication provides genuine insight into civilian life during the most severe years of the conflict, and illuminates how it shaped the British character. As well as advice on evacuation, food and clothes rationing, the book includes essential instructions on bomb-proofing...